Bust of a Young Woman Looking to the Left
DrawingsFrench18th century

Bust of a Young Woman Looking to the Left

18th century

Artists

François BoucherArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Colored chalks on buff antique laid paper
Culture
French
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

24.2 x 17.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 in.)

Provenance

Private collection, Virginia. [Sotheby's, New York, June 3, 1980, lot 61 (as François Boucher)] sold; to [Christie's, London, April 11, 1978, lot 137, pl. 43] sold; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 95, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010

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