Art, literature & historyStudy for Lucain's "La Pharsale", Canto III
c. 1766
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, over graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 16.3 × 8.9 cm (6 7/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1962.111.12
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for Lucain's "La Pharsale", Canto III — Hubert François Gravelot. c. 1766.
Medium: Pen and black ink, over graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: 16.3 × 8.9 cm (6 7/16 × 3 9/16 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.