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The Paternal Blessing, or The Departure of Basile, c. 1769. Pen and brown ink, brush and black ink, gray wash and graphite, with traces of scraping, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan wove board.
Pen and brown ink, brush and black ink, gray wash and graphite, with traces of scraping, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan wove board · 37.3 × 50.8 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- The Paternal Blessing, or The Departure of Basile
- Artist
- Jean-Baptiste Greuze French, 1725-1805
- Date
- c. 1769
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brush and black ink, gray wash and graphite, with traces of scraping, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan wove board
- Dimensions
- 37.3 × 50.8 cm (14 11/16 × 20 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Leigh B. Block
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1725–1805
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.