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Three Nymphs and a Youth: study for a decorative lunette

ca. 1850
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Three Nymphs and a Youth: study for a decorative lunette
  • Artist: Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1850
  • Medium: Black chalk and graphite on laid paper (trimmed in the shape of an arch)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/16 x 12 3/8 in. (21.4 x 31.5cm) (lunette shape)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund,1962
  • Object Number: 62.17
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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