Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument
Antoine Watteau · 1717/1718 · black and red chalk heightened with white chalk on light brown laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink
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About this picture
Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument is a public-domain drawing by Antoine Watteau, dated 1717/1718. Black and red chalk heightened with white chalk on light brown laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument” (1717/1718) is a Watteau subject, a gathering in a park, or a drawing for one. A print may be a later plate after the painting.
About the artist
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) painted fêtes galantes: elegant figures in parks, with a theatrical melancholy. Many sheets are drawings or later prints after him.
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