Study for "Hob Continues Dancing in Spite of his Father," etched vignette in "Songs in the Opera of Flora"

Hubert François Gravelot French

18th century

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Title: Study for "Hob Continues Dancing in Spite of his Father," etched vignette in "Songs in the Opera of Flora"
Artist: Hubert François Gravelot (French, Paris 1699–1773 Paris)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, black chalk, over graphite underdrawing
Dimensions: 2 13/16 x 3 15/16 in. (7.2 x 10 cm.)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1944
Object Number: 44.54.13
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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