Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for "The Romancer" (Le Conteur)

c. 1716

Type: Drawing
Medium: red chalk; red and black chalk (upper left figure)
Dimensions: Sheet: 35 x 27.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.); Secondary Support: 35.1 x 27.8 cm (13 13/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
Culture: France
Credit: Dudley P. Allen Fund

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