Diogenes Throwing His Cup to the Ground

Anonymous, French, 17th century · French

Date: 17th century

Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash. Framing lines in pen and brown ink, graphite.

Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 4 in. (16.8 x 10.1 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Themes: Cups

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953

Date range

1600 – 1699

Largest dimension

10.1 cm

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