Study for En Tête Vignette in Tacitus "Tibère, ou Les Six Premiers Livres des Annales", Book VI — Hubert François Gravelot

Hubert François Gravelot

Study for En Tête Vignette in Tacitus "Tibère, ou Les Six Premiers Livres des Annales", Book VI

c. 1768

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Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
4.3 × 6.2 cm (1 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
Collection no.
1962.786.20
Attribution
By the artist
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Hubert François Gravelot. Study for En Tête Vignette in Tacitus "Tibère, ou Les Six Premiers Livres des Annales", Book VI. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

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Study for En Tête Vignette in Tacitus "Tibère, ou Les Six Premiers Livres des Annales", Book VI — Hubert François Gravelot. c. 1768.

Medium: Graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: 4.3 × 6.2 cm (1 3/4 × 2 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.

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