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Artist/Maker(s): Joseph-Benoît Suvée (Belgian, 1743 - 1807)
Culture: Belgian
Place(s): Belgium (Place created)
Date: about 1791
Medium: Black and white chalk on brown paper (recto) graphite (verso)
Dimensions: 54.6 x 35.6 cm (21 1/2 x 14 in.)
Inscriptions: Inscription: (Recto) inscribed by the artist on attached strip at the bottom, J. B. SUVÉE. A SON AMI VAN SPAENDONCK MEMBRE DE L'INSTITUT NATIONAL” in graphite.
Alternate Title(s): The Invention of Drawing (Display Title)
SKU: 200738