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

Design for a Frontispiece: Shepherds with Flock

Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen in black ink, graphite, and red chalk, incised and squared for transfer on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 11 3/8 × 11 1/8 inches (28.9 × 28.3 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 5 1/8 × 6 5/8 inches (13 × 16.8 cm), Sheet: 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches (9.5 x 13.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, on mount, upper right of fold: "6710 G Mellon"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper right: "68/12/20/83"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.465
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
barefoot | dog (animal) | figures (illustrations) | flock | frontispieces (illustrations) | garments, main | genre subject | men | sheep | shepherds | structure (single built work) | trees
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9959
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