Studies of a Woman Wearing a Cap

Quick Overview

Artist

Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684–1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)

Date

ca. 1717–18

Medium

Black and red chalk, heightened with a little white.

Dimensions

7 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. (18.4 x 20.5 cm) including a 1.3 cm strip added at lower margin

Type

Drawing

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Bequest of Therese Kuhn Straus, in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus, 1978

Accession no.

1978.12.3