Jean Restout II (the Younger)
A Seated Faun

ArtistFrench, 1692–1768
CultureFrench
Titles
  • A Seated Faun
Datec. 1755–1757
PlaceFrance
MediumBlack and white chalk on blue laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 15 3/4 × 19 9/16 in. (40 × 49.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Meadows Foundation
Object number85.100
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Building the Master Drawings Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Millennium Corridor, Beck Lower Level, September 30 - December 21, 2009.

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