Study for Vignette in Fontenelle's (attr.) "Les Amours de Mirtil", Canto IV
c. 1761
Black chalk, on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
11.5 × 7.2 cm (4.5 × 2.8 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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