18th century
33.3 x 24.5 cm (13 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
[Galerie Cailleux, Paris] 1983. [Christie's, New York, January 28, 1999, lot 138 (as Deshays)], sold; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 131, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010
Black and red chalk on cream antique laid paper.
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink and gray wash over black chalk on white laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchColored chalks on faded blue antique laid paper, laid down on blue wove paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk, brown ink, and brown wash on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchRed and brown chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue paper adhered to face
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on oiled antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper; verso: black chalk and gray wash
18th centuryFrenchBlack ink, gray wash, and graphite on off-white wove paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchRed chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: brown ink
18th centuryFrenchWatercolor on cream antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchRed chalk and red-chalk wash on cream antique laid paper, partial framing lines in red chalk and brown ink, partially incised, laid down on cream antique laid paper, with blue laid paper strips adhered to face
18th centuryFrench