The Draftsman (Le dessinateur)

1763

Charles François Hutin

Associated Names
Charles François Hutin

Artist, French, 1715 - 1776

The image shows a figure seated on a cylindrical stone, holding a drawing pad and a pen or pencil. The person is in profile, with short curly hair, wearing a draped garment. Surrounding the figure are architectural elements, including a bridge with an arched underpass and a plinth with a draped statue. In the background, there is another statue and what appears to be the base of a large structure, possibly a pyramid.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.5 × 14.1 cm (7 11/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.7 × 20.6 cm (10 1/2 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.66.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    P. de Baudicour 20 ii/ii, IFF 20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2021 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in image, upper center: C. HVTIN / IN & IN / 1763; lower right in plate: 17

Markings

none

Watermarks

Name of Jesus [partcial, circle with cross]

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