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Mascarade

Mascarade

(French, 1673–1722)
early 18th century
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink
DimensionsOverall: 15.7 × 20 cm (6 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
Framed: 35.7 × 42.9 × 2.9 cm (14 1/16 × 16 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2572
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
Provenance18th century, possibly Gilbert Paignon Dijonval (b. 1708 - d. 1792), Paris; possibly by descent to his grandson, Charles-Gilbert, vicomte Morel de Vindé (b. 1759 - d. 1842), Paris [see note 1]. 1935, Georges Haumont, Paris [see note 2]. 1948/1949, with Galerie Charpentier, Paris [see note 3]. Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), Paris, New York, and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)

NOTES:
[1] Possibly one in the suite of 20 pen drawings by Gillot measuring 7 by 6 pouces (roughly 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.), listed by M. Bénard, Cabinet de M. Paignon Dijonval (Paris, 1810), p. 135, cat. no. 3149. [2] Lent to the Exposition de l'Art Français au XVIIIe siècle (Palais de Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, August 26-October 6, 1935), cat. no. 381, as "Scène de Carnaval." [3] Included in the exhibition Danse et Divertissements (Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 1948-1949), cat. no. 111, no lender listed.