Theatrical Divertissement at an Evening Party
This drawing entered the museum in 1978 as a work by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin. Over the years scholars have expressed doubts about the attribution. It is now considered to be by an anonymous artist working in the style of Saint-Aubin.
Artwork Details
- Title: Theatrical Divertissement at an Evening Party
- Artist: Anonymous, French
- Date: 18th century
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, watercolor and gouache
- Dimensions: 7 15/16 x 10 1/4 in. (20.2 x 26 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Therese Kuhn Straus, in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus, 1977
- Object Number: 1978.12.2
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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