FRENCH SCHOOL, EARLY 17TH CENTURY A Design for a Fan: The Wedding of Gombault and Macé.
Pen and dark brown ink and gray wash on cream laid paper. 315x623 mm; 12 1/2x24 1/2 inches. Annotated throughout in pencil and ink, recto.
Provenance: Private collection, New York; private collection, Santa Fe.
This drawing derives from the sixth in a series of eight engravings titled L'Histoire Plaisante de la Vie Pastorale et la Fin d'Icelle by Jean LeClerc III (circa 1525-1599) published in Paris around 1585. The engraving is titled Mariage de Gombault et Macé, prépartifs du repas.
