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François Hubert Drouais

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François Hubert Drouais
1727-1775
Boy with a Sketchbook
Black, white, and red chalk, on paper.
10 x 16 inches (256 x 404 mm)
Purchased on the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Fund, 1978.
1992.35
Inscription: 

Inscribed on the old mount, "F. H. Drouais".
Watermark: Crown with fleur-de-lis and unidentified figures.

Provenance: 
Thomas Williams, London; W.M. Brady, New York.
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Associated names: 

Williams, Thomas, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Denison, Cara D., with Stephanie Wiles and Ruth S. Kraemer. Fantasy and Reality : Drawings from the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Collection. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1995, no. 14, repr. in color.

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Drouais, François Hubert
School: 
French
Century: 
18th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints