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Flowering Plant with Buds

mid 1760s

Jean-Baptiste Hüet, I

Associated Names

Jean-Baptiste Hüet

Artist, French, 1745 - 1811

The image shows a drawing of a leafy plant with large, textured leaves in a sepia tone. The plant is centered in the composition, with faint outlines of additional foliage in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

red chalk on laid paper
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Dimensions

overall (approximate): 45.1 x 41.2 cm (17 3/4 x 16 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1987.57.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté); acquired 1987 by the NGA.

Associated Names

Paul Prouté, S.A.

Watermarks

MOVEN BNORMANDIE M(heart)(undeciphered) 174[7?]

Wikidata ID

Q64581139

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