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Drawing, A Seated Peasant

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1730 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is red and white crayons, brush and red wash on light gray paper. 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

20 × 15.7 cm (7 7/8 × 6 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: the J. Peoli mark.

It is inscribed

Written in pencil: "J. I. R."

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Seated Peasant; France; red and white crayons, brush and red wash on light gray paper; 20 × 15.7 cm (7 7/8 × 6 3/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-199

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