Allegorical Figure of Painting

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Artist: Charles Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1694–1752 Paris)
Date: early 18th century
Medium: Black, white, and touches of red chalk on blue paper; squared in black chalk
Dimensions: 14 x 12 1/8 in. (35.6 x 30.8 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession no.: 62.19

Portrait of Philippe Coypel and His Wife
Charles-Antoine Coypel
1742 · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00005863
Trissotin Reading to Philaminte, Bélise, and Armande (from act 3, scene 2 of Molière's "Les Femmes Savantes"
Charles-Antoine Coypel
probably c. 1725–1726 · Drawing
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00011571
River God and Another Male Figure
Charles-Antoine Coypel
18th century · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00019140
Portrait of Cornelius Galle, Jr.
Charles-Antoine Coypel
18th century · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00019141

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.