Art, literature & historyStudy for the Vignette of Lucretius's "De la Nature des Choses", Vol. II, Book VI
c. 1768
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, with graphite and traces of black chalk, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- 13.8 × 8.6 cm (5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1962.110.7
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for the Vignette of Lucretius's "De la Nature des Choses", Vol. II, Book VI — Hubert François Gravelot. c. 1768.
Medium: Pen and black ink, with graphite and traces of black chalk, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on cream laid paper. Dimensions: 13.8 × 8.6 cm (5 7/16 × 3 7/16 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.