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A Seated Faun

A Seated Faun

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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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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
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.

"Old Masters" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, May 14-Nov. 16, 2025 [Sixth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Beck Building 201-8, 210-212,217: No Catalog]
Published References "A Permanent Legacy," introduction by Peter C. Marzio, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Hudson Hills Press, 1989.

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