Design for a Vignette: Seated Classical Figure

Hubert-François Gravelotundated

Details

Title: Design for a Vignette: Seated Classical Figure
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 x 7 7/8 inches (27.9 x 20 cm) Contemporary drawn border: 3 1/8 × 4 5/8 inches (7.9 × 11.7 cm) Sheet: 1 7/8 x 3 inches (4.8 x 7.6 cm)
Subject Keywords: genre subject, vignettes, figure (illustration), design, profile, allegorical, seated
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Graphite traced over in pen and brown ink, incised and squared for transfer, with sections mended in pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, with gold leaf, watercolor, and pen, in red and black ink border lines
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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