Attributed to Jean DELAMONCE (Lyon 1635-1708) Study of a woman Pen and brown ink, brown wash over black pencil lines. Annotated lower left Lamence feci. Old label on verso. Stain lower left. 21.3 x 10.5 cm Provenance: former Crozat collection, stamped lower right (L.474); former J. Petithory collection, stamped lower right stamped lower right (L.4138), its sale on June 18, 1993 at Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Audap, et Solanet, no. 43.

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