Art, literature & historyStudy for the Vignette-Frontispiece of Lucretius's "De la Nature des Choses", Book II
c. 1768
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, and black chalk, on pale gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- 14.4 × 8.8 cm (5 11/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1962.110.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for the Vignette-Frontispiece of Lucretius's "De la Nature des Choses", Book II — Hubert François Gravelot. c. 1768.
Medium: Pen and black ink, and black chalk, on pale gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on cream laid paper. Dimensions: 14.4 × 8.8 cm (5 11/16 × 3 1/2 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.