Study of Hands (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso) (1700s): Art, History and Details

Study of Hands (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso) (1700s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Pierre Lenfant (French, 1704–1787).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Study of Hands (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso)
• Date: 1700s
• Creator attribution: Pierre Lenfant (French, 1704–1787)
• Culture: France
• Type: Drawing
• Technique: red and black chalk heightened with white chalk
• Dimensions: Sheet: 20.1 x 20.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
• Collection: DR - French
• Department: Drawings
• Accession number: 1946.447

Collection credit

Gift of Victor Spark, New York

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