Study for Valentine of Milan, record of inscriptions and mottos, François Fleury-Richard, 1802

Study for valentine of milan, record of inscriptions and mottos. Page from a notebook, graphite pencil on paper. Pen and black ink for the central inscription. Inscribed at the top in graphite pencil: i have no law of love other than to love well / in loving well i have known only pain / in very bitter i have found only dolor; in gothic letters: nothing is more to me. / p; in brown ink: r / often a woman varies / very foolish is he who trusts her / is there. Date: 1802. Dimensions: height: 20.2 cm (7.9 in); width: 16 cm (6.2 in). Medium: pencil on paper. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon. Étude pour Valentine de Milan relevé d inscriptions et de devises-Fleury François Richard-MBA Lyon 2014