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Allegory of History

François Chauveau · 1613–1676

Maximum print size

Frame
50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening
29.2 × 25.7 cm · 11.5 × 10.1 in
Mat border, sides
10.9 cm · 4.3 in
Mat border, top and bottom
7.6 cm · 3.0 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite. Framing lines in pen and brown ink.
Type
Drawings
Size
16.4 × 18.5 cm · 6.5 × 7.3 in
Orientation
landscape
Subjects
Men, Women, Writing
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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