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Studies of Soldiers
Artist:
Date:
18th century
Location:
Not on display
Century:
Media:
Pen And Brown Ink On Laid Paper Mounted To Heavier Sheet
Dimensions:
Image: 166 x 305 mm (6 9/16 x 12 in.)
Department:
Object Type:
Country:
Continent:
Europe
Provenance:
Provenance(according to Georges de Batz’s inscription in blue ink LC on verso of mount: Baron Robert von Hirsch, Basel; Galerie Matthiesen, London; Peter Josten, New York; Georges de Batz;
Georges de Batz (note from verso of old frame)thought composition was inspired by Watteau’s drawings of figures in camps.
Accession Number:
1967.17.135
Acquisition Date:
1967-01-01
Credit Line:
Museum purchase, Georges de Batz Collection, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Endowment Fund
four figures of soldiers, in various poses of relaxation , and one dog