Hubert François Gravelot

Study for Vignette-Frontispiece in Poncelet's "Principes Generaux Pour Servir à l'Education des Enfants Paris", vol. I

c. 1763
Pen and black ink over black chalk, on gray laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
13.5 × 6.6 cm (5.3 × 2.6 in)

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