Study of Hands (recto)
Pierre Lenfant · 1700s · Cleveland Museum of Art
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After Pierre Lenfant served as the official battlefield artist to King Louis XV in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48), he and his family were awarded a lifetime residence at the royal Gobelins Manufactory on the outskirts of Paris. This delicate study in colored chalks may depict a weaver pulling threads in the textile factory. This drawing is executed in a technique called trois crayons, referring to the three colors of chalk used by the artist. It was especially popular among artists in 18th-century France.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC0
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- Maker
- Pierre Lenfant (French, 1704–1787)
- Date
- 1700s
- Medium
- red and black chalk heightened with white chalk
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 20.1 x 20.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Victor Spark, New York
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
