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Maker

Charles Le Brun, French, 1619–1690

Date

1674/78

Medium

Black chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk and traces of graphite, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper

Dimensions

32.2 × 18 cm (12 11/16 × 7 1/8 in.)

Place of origin

France

Held by

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view

Credit line

Gift of Richard and Mary L. Gray

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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Shown in

• Pure Drawing: Seven Centuries of Art from the Gray CollectionJan 25, 2020 – Oct 12, 2020