The Descent from the Summit: Jean Martin Steadies Hélène, the Banker’s Daughter (Illustration for Edmond Renoir’s “L’étiquette”) (recto); Half-Length Sketch of a Woman (verso)
1881
Black chalk (recto and verso) on ivory laid paper (discolored to tan)
49.2 × 31.9 cm (19.4 × 12.6 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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