The Departure of Sancho Panza for the Island of Barataria
Charles Joseph Natoire
18th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and pale brown wash, over black chalk
Dimensions
6 11/16 x 11 3/4 in. (17 x 29.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1961
Accession Number
61.2.6
Rights
Public Domain
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About the Artist
Charles Joseph Natoire · 1700–1777
**Charles-Joseph Natoire** (3 March 1700 – 23 August 1777) was a leading French painter of the Rococo period, celebrated for his elegant mythological and historical scenes. Born in Nîmes to sculptor Florent Natoire, he received his initial training in drawing from his father before moving to Paris in 1717. There he studied first under Louis Galloche at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculptu...