Seated Woman
Alexandre Moitte
(French, 1750–1828)
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack chalk heightened with white gouache on blue paper
DimensionsOverall: 50.6 x 38.6cm (19 15/16 x 15 3/16 in.)
Framed: 71.8 x 59.1 cm (28 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
Framed: 71.8 x 59.1 cm (28 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2586
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ProvenanceCamille Groult, Paris; Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 21 March 1952, lot 46; Cassel van Doorn; Parke Bernet, New York, 6 December 1968, lot 70; Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 – d. 1964), New York, Paris, Rhode Island; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
Hyacinthe François Rigau y Ros, called Hyacinthe Rigaud
about 1712–19
Jean Francois de Troy
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1745
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
mid to late 18th century, possibly 1773–77