Aurora and Cephalus

Provenance

Inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, 1942.

Aurora and Cephalus

Boucher, François

c. 1766

Accession Number

1942.9.992

Medium

brown chalk with stumping on light beige laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink

Dimensions

overall: 32.7 x 21.9 cm (12 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) | support: 37.6 x 27.1 cm (14 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection