Author(s):
watteau, françois louis joseph (known as watteau de lille) (valenciennes, 18–08–1758 - lille, 01–12–1823), designer
formerly attributed to watteau, louis-joseph (known as watteau de lille) (valenciennes, 10–04–1731 - lille, 27–08–1798), designer
production date: around 1780
dating in century: 18th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 14. 4cm
width: 18. 8cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
annotation - annotations of color names in several places in the drawing: "purple/bluish, dark tere, green, black"
iconographic description:
the artist put color names on the clothes of the people he had just drawn in order to remember these nuances when using his sketch for a painted composition. We can read on the dresses of the two young women, in the center: "bluish purple, tere dombre (sic)" and on the costumes of the two men on the right: "green, black". Historical commentary:
this drawing was acquired with three others (inv. 1988. 1, inv. 1988. 2, inv. 1988. 3; cf. Burollet, thérèse, 2008, n°107, n°109 and n°110), during the same sale (paris, hôtel drouot, march 11, 1988, lots n°193 and n°194). Mode of acquisition: purchase at public sale
name of donor, testator, seller: hôtel des ventes drouot
date of acquisition: 11–03–1988
institution: cognacq-jay museum, the taste of the 18th century
inventory number: 1988. 4. Date: circa 1780.
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