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Hubert François Gravelot
1699-1773
Drawing for the Decamerone (iv Journée, Nouvelle 2)
ca. 1757
Pen and black ink, brown ink and wash, with traces of graphite, on paper mounted on card.
4 7/16 x 2 1/4 inches (113 x 58 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
2003.21:1
Notes:
Gravelot's design is preparatory for an engraving illustrating the second story of the fourth day in an edition of Boccaccio's “Decamerone” published in Paris by Prault in 1757-61 (the image is captioned: IV Journée, Nouvelle 2). The scene depicts the public humiliation of Fra Alberto as he is exhibited in the piazza in the guise of a wild man.
Inscription:
Signed "H. Gravelot inven." at lower right.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography:
Reproduced in: The art of the French illustrated book, 1700 to 1914 / Gordon N. Ray. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1982, p. 41.
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