Susanna and the Elders

Laurent Cars French

After Jean François de Troy French

18th century

Not on view

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Title: Susanna and the Elders
Artist: Laurent Cars (French, Lyons 1699–1771 Paris)
Artist: After Jean François de Troy (French, Paris 1679–1752 Rome)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Red chalk over an incised grid
Dimensions: 16 13/16 x 13 1/4 in. (42.7 x 33.6 cm.)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.551.24
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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