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Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Title:

Design for a Vignette: The King of France Surrounded by Courtiers

Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and black ink, graphite, red chalk, and gold leaf on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 11 1/8 × 11 inches (28.3 × 27.9 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 5 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches (13.7 x 18.1 cm), Sheet: 3 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches (9.2 x 13.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, on mount, upper right: "6710 A Mellon" 49", in graphite, lower right: "176"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper right: "68/12/20/77"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.459
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
courtiers | design (discipline) | figure study | figures (illustrations) | king (person) | throne room | vignettes
Associated People:
Louis XV (1710–1774), king of France and of Navarre
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9953
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