Who created "Three Studies of a Woman's Head and a Study of Hands [recto]"?

Three Studies of a Woman's Head and a Study of Hands [recto] was created by Antoine Watteau in 1718/1719.

What medium is "Three Studies of a Woman's Head and a Study of Hands [recto]"?

Three Studies of a Woman's Head and a Study of Hands [recto] is red chalk and graphite with black chalk and pink wash on laid paper.

Is "Three Studies of a Woman's Head and a Study of Hands [recto]" in the public domain?

Yes, Three Studies of a Woman's Head and a Study of Hands [recto] is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Three Studies of a Woman's Head and a Study of Hands [recto]

Q: When was "Three Studies of a Woman's Head and a Study of Hands [recto]" created?

This artwork was created 1718/1719.

Antoine Watteau

1718/1719

Medium

red chalk and graphite with black chalk and pink wash on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 17.9 x 15.9 cm (7 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1963.15.34.a

About the Artist

Antoine Watteau · 1684–1721

Jean-Antoine Watteau, born in 1684 in Valenciennes to a modest family—his father a roofer named Jean-Philippe Watteau—was the second of four sons who displayed an early passion for art. After initial apprenticeship under local painter Jacques-Albert Gérin, he moved to Paris around 1702, working in workshops copying Flemish and Dutch genre scenes. By 1705, he entered the studio of Claude Gillot, ab...

Three Studies of a Woman's Head and a Study of Hands [recto]

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