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Three Figures with a Dog
About the Artwork
An accomplished draftsman in eighteenth-century France, Moreau the Younger produced numerous designs for book illustrations of which this may be an example. In this scene a woman directs the hand of a man as he writes. Raising her left hand, she gestures to the solider to remain at a distance while the small dog reacts to this peculiar encounter.
Inscriptions
verso, center, in graphite: Moreau; verso of backing, lower center, encircled and written in graphite: 12; partial sticker on verso of backing, in blue ink: No (torn off) / Moreau le jeune
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Jean-Michel the Younger Moreau (French, 1741–1814)
- Date
- probably 1800s
- Medium
- Pen and black ink with brown and gray washes and traces of white gouache (brim of standing man’s hat)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 14 x 9.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.); Sheet: 7.9 x 4.9 cm (3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2017.216
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art’s open-access data does not include an ownership history for this work. See the museum’s page for this work.
More by Jean Michel Moreau in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00011695
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