Design for a Vignette: Figure of Abundance

Hubert-François Gravelotundated

Details

Title: Design for a Vignette: Figure of Abundance
Creator: Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Creator Lifespan: 1699/1773
Creator Nationality: French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: undated
Physical Dimensions: Mount: 11 1/8 x 8 inches (28.3 x 20.3 cm) Contemporary drawn border: 3 13/16 x 4 5/8 inches (9.7 x 11.7 cm) Sheet: 2 1/4 × 3 inches (5.7 × 7.6 cm)
Subject Keywords: female, allegorical, scroll (motif), musical instruments, figure (illustration), genre subject, cornucopia (motif), design
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Graphite, traced over with pen in black ink and red chalk, squared and incised for transfer on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, with gold leaf, watercolor, and pen with black and red ink, border lines
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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