Study for Vignette-Frontispiece in Poncelet's "Principes Generaux pour Servir à l'Education des Enfants", vol. II
c. 1763
Pen and black ink over graphite, with touches of white chalk, on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
13.4 × 6.7 cm (5.3 × 2.6 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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