Study for Lucain's "La Pharsale", Canto I, Standing Female Figure
c. 1766
Graphite, with touches of pen and black ink, heightened with traces of white chalk, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer, and perimeter mounted on cream laid paper
12.9 × 8.6 cm (5.1 × 3.4 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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