Figures in Theatrical Costumes
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and red wash, over red chalk
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (14 x 20 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession Number
10.45.15
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
CostumesMen
About the Artist
Claude Gillot|Antoine Watteau · 1673–1722
Artist known for his elegant designs done in the Rococo manner of Audran; also for his predilection for scenes from the 'comedia dell'arte.' Few paintings survive; his work is known mainly through drawings and etchings. Comment on works: Genre; History