18th century
23.9 x 19.4 cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
[Christie's, London, April 11, 1978, lot 137, pl. 43] sold; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 91, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010
Red chalk on off-white antique laid paper
18th centuryFrench?Red, black, and white chalk, stumping, on light-tan antique laid paper, laid down on Japan paper, framing lines in brown ink
18th centuryFrenchBrown crayon on oiled beige antique laid paper, mounted on beige modern laid paper (possibly same paper as album page)
18th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown wash, and watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cotton/linen, framing lines in graphite
18th centuryFrenchBrown ink, black chalk, and graphite with guidelines in graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk and red chalk wash over graphite and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in red chalk and graphite, incised; verso: reddened for transfer
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchWatercolor on white antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk stumping on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, graphite, black chalk and green watercolor, laid down on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink and black and red wash over graphite on oiled wove paper
18th-19th centuryFrench