Une gouache
Portrait of Queen Marie-Antoinette in an ornamental frameArtist:Johann Esaias Nilson (German, Augsburg 1721–1788 Augsburg)
Date:late 18th century
Medium:Pen and black ink, gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite, incised contour lines; verso reddened with chalk for transfer
Dimensions:sheet: 8 7/8 x 6 3/16 in. (22.5 x 15.7 cm)
Classification:Drawings
Credit Line:Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2012
Accession Number:2012.51
Signatures, Inscriptions, and MarkingsInscription: At lower center, on the globe, inscribed "GERMANIA" and "GALLIA" in pen and black ink, by the artist.
ProvenanceVendor: Katrin Bellinger Kunsthandel , Munich Vendor: sale, Christie's, London , 5 July 2011, lot 81
https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/johann-esaias-nilson-augsburg-1721-1788-portrait-5459515-details.aspx
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/399144
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