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Head of an Old Man

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1710

A newly discovered drawing of an old man with his head raised, from the same model as the de Roqueplan-Landelle picture given to the Louvre in 1921, and which seems to confirm that the Louvre painting is by Watteau.

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Title of artwork, date

Head of an Old Man, 1710

Date supported

1955

Medium and material

Black & red chalks, with white, on buff paper

Dimensions

29 x 21 cm

Grant

200

Total cost

350

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