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Drawing for a plate from "Gravures historiques des principaux événements Depuis l'Ouverture des Etats Generaux..."

ca. 1789
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Drawing for a plate from "Gravures historiques des principaux événements Depuis l'Ouverture des Etats Generaux..."
  • Artist: Jean François Janinet (French, Paris 1752–1814 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1789
  • Medium: Pen and black and gray ink, brush and gray wash
  • Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (13.4 x 9.2 cm.)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.581.41
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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