Study for an Engraving of "Songs in the Opera of Flora" — Hubert François Gravelot | DiscoverArt

Hubert François Gravelot

Study for an Engraving of "Songs in the Opera of Flora"

ca. 1737

Pen and blue and black ink with black chalk underdrawing and slight traces of brown chalk

7.3 × 10 cm (2.9 × 3.9 in)

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