Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Title:
Design for a Frontispiece: Group of Allegorical Figures
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, with gold leaf, watercolor, pen in black and red ink border lines
Dimensions:
Mount: 15 1/2 × 11 1/8 inches (39.4 × 28.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "671- 1 Mellon"; in graphite, lower right: "180"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper right: "68/12/20/85"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection