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Caricature of a Sculptor

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Ennemond Alexandre Petitot French
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Caricature of a Sculptor
  • 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 with gray, ochre, blue, pink and green washes over black chalk underdrawing
  • Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 4 7/16 in. (18.8 x 11.3 cm.)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.576.5(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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