Jean-Antoine Watteau. Studies of a Standing Woman Holding a Spindle and a Woman’s Head in Profile to the Right, ca. 1714–18. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Studies of a Standing Woman Holding a Spindle and a Woman’s Head in Profile to the Right

by Jean-Antoine Watteau

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Artist: Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684–1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Date: ca. 1714–18
Medium: Two shades of red chalk
Dimensions: 6 7/16 x 4 13/16 in. (16.4 x 12.2 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Bequeathed by Anne D. Thomson, 1923
Accession no.: 23.280.5

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

Studies of a Standing Woman Holding a Spindle and a Woman’s Head in Profile to the Right

Quick Overview

More by Jean-Antoine Watteau in museum collections

Study for "The Romancer" (Le Conteur)

The Dreamer (La Rêveuse)

Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering)

Three Studies of Seated Women