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Illustration to the First Tale of the Third Day, the Story of Masetto of Lamporecchio, from Boccaccio's Decameron (Primary Title)
Two nuns approaching a sleeping gardener's boy (Donor's Title)

Jean Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 - 1811 (Artist)

Date:

1783

Culture:

French

Category:

Works On Paper
Drawings

Medium:

Ink and wash on laid paper

Collection:

European Art

Dimensions:

Sheet: 3 7/16 × 4 11/16 in. (8.73 × 11.91 cm)
Mount (secondary paper support): 5 13/16 × 6 15/16 in. (14.76 × 17.62 cm)

Object Number:

86.372

Location:

Not on view

Additional Information

Signature:

Signed and dated within image lower center: J.B. Huet 1783

Marks:

Collectors mark of Ferruccio Asta (Lugt 116a) lower right recto. Collectors mark of Douglas H. Gordon (1130a) on verso lower right.

Inscription:

Inscribed in graphite on verso, lower right, next to Gordon collectors mark: 122.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Douglas H. Gordon

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Illustration to the First Tale of the Third Day, the Story of Masetto of Lamporecchio, from Boccaccio's Decameron (Primary Title)Two nuns approaching a sleeping gardener's boy (Donor's Title)

Jean Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 - 1811 (Artist)

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Illustration to the First Tale of the Third Day, the Story of Masetto of Lamporecchio, from Boccaccio's Decameron (Primary Title)
Two nuns approaching a sleeping gardener's boy (Donor's Title)