Man Holding a Scroll

Gainsborough Dupont (English, 1754–1797)
Formerly attributed to: Thomas Gainsborough (English, 1727–1788)

1747–97

Medium/Technique Black and white chalk on blue paper

Dimensions 34.9 x 18.4cm (13 3/4 x 7 1/4in.)

Credit Line Gift of Andrew Elliott

Accession Number48.1106

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsDrawings

ProvenanceWilliam Young Ottley, London (b. 1771 - d. 1836). Fall 1942 or Spring 1943, sold at Christies. By 1948, Andrew Elliot, Ontario, Canada; 1948, Elliot's gift to the MFA (Accession Date: September 9, 1948)