Study for Plate 7 of Bouchardon's "Premier livre de vases" — Edme Bouchardon | DiscoverArt

Edme Bouchardon

Study for Plate 7 of Bouchardon's "Premier livre de vases"

18th century

Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash; framing lines in pen and ink; red-chalk line along vertical center

23.7 × 13.9 cm (9.3 × 5.5 in)

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