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Study of Hands (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso)
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Study of Hands (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso)

Pierre Lenfant (French, 1704–1787), artist · 1700s · red and black chalk heightened with white chalk

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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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineStudy 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
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