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French School
18th century
The Wool Winder
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, watercolor, over graphite, on paper.
10 11/16 x 8 3/4 inches (271 x 222 mm)
Gift of Mr. Peter Jôsten.
1977.29
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This drawing is a copy of the painting "The Wool Winder", 1759, by Jean Baptiste Greuze, now in the Frick collection, New York, formerly belonging to J. Pierpont Morgan.
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Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, (Strasbourg lily), fragment.
Provenance:
Stephen Spector, New York; Peter Jôsten, New York.
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Associated names:
Spector, Stephen, 1935-1985, former owner.
Josten, Peter W., 1922-2019, former owner.
Bibliography:
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Eighteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975-1977. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978, p. 263.
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