French, old master drawing of a gentleman by Jean-Baptiste Greuze
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Jean-Baptiste GreuzeFrench, old master drawing of a gentleman by Jean-Baptiste Greuze
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- Creator:Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 - 1805, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:Foxing, surface dirt especially to the right hand edge. Paper has some creases, possibly prior to execution, a small dent lower left. Edge of paper exposed on left. In a double mount with washlines. Some fading and foxing.
- Gallery Location:Petworth, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU54038029782
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Greuze was a French genre and portrait painter who initiated a mid-18th-century vogue for sentimental and moralizing anecdotes in paintings.
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