Art, literature & historyStudy for an illustration in Tacitus "Tibère, ou Les Six Premiers Livres des Annales" Book I, Vol. 1, 2nd Study
c. 1768
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, with black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on pale gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 11.4 × 7.1 cm (4 1/2 × 2 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1962.786.3
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for an illustration in Tacitus "Tibère, ou Les Six Premiers Livres des Annales" Book I, Vol. 1, 2nd Study — Hubert François Gravelot. c. 1768.
Medium: Pen and black ink, with black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on pale gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: 11.4 × 7.1 cm (4 1/2 × 2 13/16 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.