Study for Vignette-Frontispiece in Poncelot's "Principes Generaux pour Servir à l'Education des Enfants", vol. III
c. 1763
Pen and black ink over graphite, on gray laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
14.3 × 6.7 cm (5.6 × 2.6 in)
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