(French, 1756-1844)

Personnages en costumes paysans, unsigned, pen and ink, ink wash on laid paper; sight 10 x 13-1/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 14-1/8 x 17-1/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of Charles Sterling, Curator of Paintings at the Louvre; by descent to Catherine Sterling, Gallerie Estranger, St. Remy de Provence, France, purchased circa 1990s (her label verso); Private Georgia Collection

laid down, some toning and fading, light foxing, handling grime, creases; frame with wear, losses and tape on surface