Hubert François Gravelot

Study for Vignette-Frontispiece of Tacitus "Tibère, ou Les Six Premiers Livres des Annales", Vol. 1

c. 1768
Pen and black ink, with graphite and red chalk, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper
5.3 × 4.9 cm (2.1 × 1.9 in)

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