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CHARLES DOMINIQUE JOSEPH EISEN. Standing Soldier: Garde Française

Standing Soldier: Garde Française. Artist: Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen (French, Valenciennes 1720-1778 Brussels). Dimensions: 9 7/16 x 6 5/16 in. (24 x 16 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684-1721 Nogent-sur-Marne). Date: 18th century. Until 1983, this drawing was thought to be by Antoine Watteau. We now know it matches similar studies of French guardsmen by Eisen and was engraved as an illustration for the military manual "Positions des soldats de l'infanterie pendant la manoeuvre du fusil" (Paris, 1751-52).
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Standing Soldier: Garde Française
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Standing Soldier: Garde Française. Artist: Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen (French, Valenciennes 1720-1778 Brussels). Dimensions: 9 7/16 x 6 5/16 in. (24 x 16 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684-1721 Nogent-sur-Marne). Date: 18th century. Until 1983, this drawing was thought to be by Antoine Watteau. We now know it matches similar studies of French guardsmen by Eisen and was engraved as an illustration for the military manual "Positions des soldats de l'infanterie pendant la manoeuvre du fusil" (Paris, 1751-52).
Technique/material:
Red chalk over traces of graphite
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
2639 x 3941 px | 29.8 MB
Print size:
22.3 x 33.4 cm | 8.8 x 13.1 in (300 dpi)
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