Caricature of an Engraver (recto); Sketch for a Caricature (verso)

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Ennemond Alexandre Petitot French
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  • Title: Caricature of an Engraver (recto); Sketch for a Caricature (verso)
  • Artist: Jean Charles Delafosse (French, Paris 1734–1789 Paris)
  • Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (French, Lyons 1727–1801 Parma)
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, colored washes, over black chalk (recto); black chalk (verso)
  • Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (19.1 x 11.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.576.5(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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