Art, literature & history
Study for Vignette in Jean François Marmontel's "Contes Moraux"
c. 1763
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and black ink over black chalk, on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 12.9 × 7.4 cm (5 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1945.65.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Hubert François Gravelot. Study for Vignette in Jean François Marmontel's "Contes Moraux". Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for Vignette in Jean François Marmontel's "Contes Moraux" — Hubert François Gravelot. c. 1763.
Medium: Pen and black ink over black chalk, on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: 12.9 × 7.4 cm (5 1/8 × 2 15/16 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.