DrawingsFrench18th-19th century

Blindman's Buff

c. 1790

Artists

François-Louis-Joseph Watteau (called Watteau de Lille)Artist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and red chalk, traces of graphite, on two joined sheets of off-white antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

35.2 x 45.1 cm (13 7/8 x 17 3/4 in.)

Provenance

M. Boudin-Gavet. W. M. Brady & Co., Inc., New York. Jeffrey E. Horvitz.

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