Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Title:
Design for a Frontispiece: A Bishop Conferring an Honor, Scene Within a Cartouche
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, red chalk, and graphite, incised for transfer on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 15 1/2 × 11 inches (39.4 × 27.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, lower right: "400-" | inscribed in pen with black ink, lower right: "Page 2. Vignette c[ut?] [in?] P[...?]"; inscribed in graphite; on mount; upper right:"6710 [J?] Mellon 18"; Verso: inscribed in graphite: upper rught: "68/12/20/86"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection