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Study for Lucain's "La Pharsale", Canto III by Hubert François Gravelot — VisualArtsDB

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Study for Lucain's "La Pharsale", Canto III

Study for Lucain's "La Pharsale", Canto III

Study for Lucain's "La Pharsale", Canto III

Hubert François Gravelot

1756–1773

Medium: Pen and black ink, over graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 16.3 × 8.9 cm (6 7/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
Genre: Pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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