Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Title:
Study of a Seated Lady
Date:
ca. 1740
Materials & Techniques:
Graphie, black chalk, and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches (34.6 x 26.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen with greenish-blue ink, lower left: "Vente du Mis de Chennevieres | No | Marque au bas, a gauche"; in graphite, lower right: "Gravelot | D 2138"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection