Figure mounting steps, holding tablet
Figure mounting steps, holding tablet

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Figure mounting steps, holding tablet

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1824–1898; born Lyon, France; died Paris
x1948-479

Information

Title
Figure mounting steps, holding tablet
Maker
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
18.2 x 6.8 cm (7 3/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-479
Signatures
Artist's stamp in black ink, lower right: P.P.C. [Lugt 2140]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in black ink, on mount verso lower left: D.F.P. [in circle] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
black chalk, tracing paper, wove paper
Techniques
squaring (transferring technique)
Subject
standing, stairs, tablets, nudes

Dan Fellows Platt;

Bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum

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