Hubert François Gravelot

Fourth Day, Tenth Story, A Doctor's Wife Puts Her Lover in a Chest

1757

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
pen and black ink with brown wash
Dimensions
overall: 11.3 x 5.9 cm (4 7/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Collection no.
1942.9.718
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Fourth Day, Tenth Story, A Doctor's Wife Puts Her Lover in a Chest — Hubert François Gravelot. 1757.

Medium: pen and black ink with brown wash.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 11.3 x 5.9 cm (4 7/16 x 2 5/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1942.9.718. Widener Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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