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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 (1740–48), 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.
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Document identity
localId
125010
label
Study of Hands (recto)
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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125010
contentType
drawing
title
Study of Hands (recto)
description
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.
date
1700s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79903249
creators
13588
genreSpecific
Drawing
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 20.1 x 20.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
cul
France, 18th century
accession
1946.447.a
Source extras
tec
red and black chalk heightened with white chalk
tombstone
Study of Hands (recto), 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.a
supportMaterials
description
beige(1) laid paper
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
lower right, in graphite: lenfant
didYouKnow
This drawing is executed in a technique called <em>trois crayons</em>, referring to the three colors of chalk used by the artist. It was especially popular among artists in 18th-century France.
creditline
Gift of Victor Spark, New York
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2026-05-29 06:27:22.895000
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125010
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Drawings
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DR - French
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red and black chalk heightened with white chalk
creatorTags
male
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1
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0
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photo
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