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Source Description
After Pierre Lenfant served as the official battlefield artist to King Louis XV in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748), 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.
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Document identity
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125009
label
Study of Hands (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso)
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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125009
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drawing
title
Study of Hands (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso)
description
After Pierre Lenfant served as the official battlefield artist to King Louis XV in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748), 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.
date
1700s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79903246
creators
13588
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 20.1 x 20.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
cul
France, 18th century
accession
1946.447
Source extras
tec
red and black chalk heightened with white chalk
tombstone
Study of Hands (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso), 1700s. Pierre Lenfant (French, 1704–1787). Red and black chalk heightened with white chalk; sheet: 20.1 x 20.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Victor Spark, New York, 1946.447
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
lower right, in graphite: lenfant
creditline
Gift of Victor Spark, New York
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2026-05-29 06:27:23.543000
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125009
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Drawings
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DR - French
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red and black chalk heightened with white chalk
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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