The Bower

Jean-Antoine Watteauc. 1716

Details

Title: The Bower
Creator: Antoine Watteau
Date Created: c. 1716
Physical Dimensions: overall: 40.2 x 26.8 cm (15 13/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
Provenance: Edmond (1822-1896) and Jules (1830-1870) De Goncourt (Lugt 1089), Paris; (their sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 15-17 February 1897, no. 349); purchased (via Brenot) by Camille Groult (1837-1908); by inheritance to his son, Jean Groult (1868-1951); by inheritance to his son, Pierre Bordeaux-Groult; (sale, Paris, Palais d'Orsay, 14 December 1979); private collection; purchased (via Wildenstein and Co., New York) by NGA, 1982.
Medium: red chalk and red chalk counterproof on laid paper

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