id:			125009
accession number:	1946.447
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.447
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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

title:				Study of Hands (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso)
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creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1704
creation date latest:		1787
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creditline:			Gift of Victor Spark, New York
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	red and black chalk heightened with white chalk
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Pierre Lenfant (French, 1704–1787)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 20.1 x 20.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower right, in graphite: lenfant
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Eighteenth Century Masterpieces
	opening date:   1952-12-12T05:00:00
	<i>Eighteenth Century Masterpieces</i>. Society of the Four Arts (organizer) (December 12, 1952-January 4, 1953).

	title:		Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition
	opening date:   1958-03-03T05:00:00
	<i>Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3, 1958-October 11, 1959).

	title:		Aspects of Drawing
	opening date:   1961-01-10T05:00:00
	<i>Aspects of Drawing</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 10-April 2, 1961).

	title:		Drawings
	opening date:   1963-01-11T05:00:00
	<i>Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 11-September 10, 1963).

	title:		French Drawings from the Collection
	opening date:   1994-12-13T05:00:00
	<i>French Drawings from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1994-March 12, 1995).

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall 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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IMAGES

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