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Literary Illustration: Man with Sword Confronting Group of Figures Before Building

A work made of graphite, over red chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of graphite, over red chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Hubert François Gravelot
French, 1699-1773

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hubert François Gravelot

Title

Literary Illustration: Man with Sword Confronting Group of Figures Before Building

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1719–1773

Medium

Graphite, over red chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

13.3 × 7.7 cm (5 1/4 × 3 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1945.63.5

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