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Study for En Tête Vignette in Tacitus "Tibère, ou Les Six Premiers Livres des Annales", Book VI

A work made of graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper.

Date:

c. 1768

Artist:

Hubert François Gravelot
French, 1699-1773

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hubert François Gravelot

Title

Study for En Tête Vignette in Tacitus "Tibère, ou Les Six Premiers Livres des Annales", Book VI

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1758–1773

Medium

Graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

4.3 × 6.2 cm (1 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Silver

Reference Number

1962.786.20

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