Medium:

Drawings and Watercolors, Drawing | Red chalk

Size:

6 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (16.83 x 13.02 cm) (image)15 5/16 x 13 x 1 1/2 in. (38.89 x 33.02 x 3.81 cm) (outer frame)

Creation Place:

Europe, France

Culture:

Europe, France

Style:

18th century

Inscriptions:

Inscription, stamplower right, in pen and ink: [Watteau.]; on verso, in graphite: [Mif x]inside mat window, in blue pen: [Wildenstein 7754.] above the crossed out text: [Phipps 7743] Since the drawing was never handled by Wildenstein, it seems the mat window was recycled by a former owner, and the blue ink inscriptions relate to another drawing. [See letter in object file] No watermarksStamp, in black ink, on inside of top mat: an armorial with scrollwork and a lion passant

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The John R. Van Derlip Fund

Accession Number:

69.88

Artist:

Antoine Watteau, French, 1684 - 1721

Role:

Artist

Nationality:

French

Life Dates:

French, 1684 - 1721

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

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6 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (16.83 x 13.02 cm) (image)15 5/16 x 13 x 1 1/2 in. (38.89 x 33.02 x 3.81 cm) (outer frame)