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Edme Bouchardon

Design for a Medal: Bâtiments du Roy, 1740

18th century
Red chalk; red chalk wash surrounding design
21.4 × 21.4 cm (8.4 × 8.4 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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