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Three Studies of Seated Women, c. 1715. Black, red, and white chalk on gray-brown laid paper.

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Black, red, and white chalk on gray-brown laid paper · 26 × 37 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Three Studies of Seated Women
Artist
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721
Date
c. 1715
Medium
Black, red, and white chalk on gray-brown laid paper
Dimensions
26 × 37 cm (10 1/4 × 14 5/8 in.)
Credit line
Helen Regenstein Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1684–1721

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