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Drawing, Preparatory Study for the Sculpture of Queen Leszczynska as Juno

This is a Drawing. It was created by Guillaume Coustou. It is dated 1726–31 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is red chalk on laid paper (verso: red chalk, pen and ink). It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

16.0 x 9.7 cm (6 5/16 x 3 13/16 in. )

It is inscribed

Verso: "J R" is written

Cite this object as

Drawing, Preparatory Study for the Sculpture of Queen Leszczynska as Juno; Guillaume Coustou (French, 1677 – 1746); France; red chalk on laid paper (verso: red chalk, pen and ink); 16.0 x 9.7 cm (6 5/16 x 3 13/16 in. ); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-178

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