Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45), Design for a Vignette: The King of France Surrounded by Courtiers, undated
- Title:
Design for a Vignette: The King of France Surrounded by Courtiers
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Pen and black ink, graphite, and red chalk, incised and squared for transfer 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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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9953
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