Portrait of Queen Marie-Antoinette in an ornamental frame

Johann Esaias Nilson

Date

late 18th century

Type

Drawing

Medium

Pen and black ink, gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite, incised contour lines; verso reddened with chalk for transfer

Department

Drawings and Prints

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2012.51

Credit

Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2012