Provenance
From an album (probably compiled in the 19th century) discovered in a private collection outside Paris c. 2004[1]; (Galerie de Bayser, Paris); purchased by 2006 by Donald Stone, New York [1942- 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.
[1] See Jennifer Tonkovich, "A New Album of Theater Drawings by Claude Gillot." _Master Drawings_ 44, no. 4 (Winter, 2006): 464.
Four Commedia dell'Arte Figures: Harlequin "en femme," Mezzetin(?), Scaramouche, and Harlequin
early 18th century
Accession Number
2022.40.19
Medium
pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper, irregularly trimmed and laid down on a sheet touched with faded blue watercolor, on an old album sheet; partially incised for transfer
Dimensions
sheet: 6.3 × 11 cm (2 1/2 × 4 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Credit Line
Gift of Donald Stone
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