Seated Gentleman

Jean Baptiste Greuze, c. 1769

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Seated Gentleman, c. 1769. Red chalk on ivory laid paper.

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Red chalk on ivory laid paper · 39.2 × 32.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Seated Gentleman
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Greuze French, 1725-1805
Date: c. 1769
Medium: Red chalk on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 39.2 × 32.5 cm (15 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Credit line: The Regenstein Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1725–1805

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