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

Pierre LenfantWW-1704-160726

1704·red and black chalk heightened with white chalk·Sheet: 20.1 x 20.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

Gift of Victor Spark, New York

Catalogue

Year: 1704
Medium: 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: Cleveland Museum of Art
Artist: Pierre Lenfant

Artist

Pierre Lenfant

Painting

Pierre L'Enfant was an 18th-century French artist who was known for his battle scene paintings in the court of Louis XV. He was also an instructor at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and the father of Pierre Charles, who designed the urban plan for Washington, D.C.

Paris

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