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The Expulsion of the Jesuits (preparatory drawing for the etching)
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, 1724–1780)
mid-18th century
Medium/Technique
Brush and gray wash, pencil, pen
Dimensions
Sheet: 12.2 x 17.5 cm (4 13/16 x 6 7/8 in. )
Credit Line
Edwin E. Jack Fund
Accession Number61.614
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
DescriptionPreparatory Drawing I. The circular medallions are treated as scales; composition is in the same dirctions as the etching.
ProvenanceSold London, Sotheby's, 17 February 1960, lot 37; Heinrich Eisemann (1890-1972, Frankfurt and London); from whom purchased by MFA, 7 June 1961.