Design for a Ewer — Jean Charles Delafosse | DiscoverArt

Jean Charles Delafosse

Design for a Ewer

1734–91

Pen and black ink with brush and gray wash and red chalk over graphite underdrawing.

24.3 × 14.1 cm (9.6 × 5.6 in)

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