Historical Figure Composition
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Historical Figure Composition
Maker
Jean-Germain Drouais
(b. 1763, Paris, France – d. 1788, Rome, Italy)
Date18th century
MediumBlack chalk, brush and brown wash, highlighted in brush and dark brown wash
Dimensionssheet: 10 3/8 in. x 15 3/16 in. (26.4 cm x 38.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anna Johnston Keyes (Class of 1945) in memory of her mother, Eleanor Davidson Johnston (Class of 1920)
Object number1981.23
Status
Not on viewRightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
René Louis Maurice Béguyer de Chancourtois
Claude Lorrain
17th century