French School
17th century
Head of a Little Girl
8 15/16 x 7 1/8 inches (227 x 181 mm)
Black, red, and white chalk on gray paper.
1957.6
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
Notes
Watermark: fragmentary.
Acquired as by Antoine Coypel, this study of a girl demonstrates the appeal of using a combination of red, black, and white chalk on a medium ground for portrait studies. The use of colored chalks and pastels for such studies became more frequent in France and in the North during the second half of the seventeenth century and this sheet may be the work of a northern artist.
Acquired as by Antoine Coypel, this study of a girl demonstrates the appeal of using a combination of red, black, and white chalk on a medium ground for portrait studies. The use of colored chalks and pastels for such studies became more frequent in France and in the North during the second half of the seventeenth century and this sheet may be the work of a northern artist.
Associated names
Coypel, Antoine, 1661-1722, Formerly attributed to.
Batz, Georges De, former owner.
Batz, Georges De, former owner.
Bibliography
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., comp. Eigth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1957. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1957, p. 75-76. (as attributed to Antoine Coypel)
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 139. (as attributed to Antoine Coypel)
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 36. (as French School, 17th cent.)
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 139. (as attributed to Antoine Coypel)
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 36. (as French School, 17th cent.)
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