Gentleman with Hand in Vest

c. 1710

Antoine Watteau

Associated Names
Antoine Watteau

Artist, French, 1684 - 1721

The image shows a person standing, turned slightly to the left with their head turned slightly to the right. They have long, wavy hair, a prominent nose, a slender face, and are wearing detailed, period clothing including a long coat, vest, knee-length breeches, stockings, and buckled shoes. The person is not wearing any visible jewelry, but there is a partial view of a pocket watch chain. In the background, there are artistic renditions of trees on the left and a distant building or architectural structure against a backdrop of clouds on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.2 × 7.8 cm (4 13/16 × 3 1/16 in.), trimmed within platemark

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.75

  • Series Title

    Figures de mode (Figures of Fashion)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Johann Karl Brönner, Frankfurt [1738-1812] (Lugt 307). Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt, deaccession stamp (Lugt 2396). Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Vateau inv. et fecit; by later hand, lower verso in graphite: b; Rd. 2; D-W.44

Markings

Johann Karl Brönner, Frankfurt [1738-1812] (Lugt 307). Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt, deaccession stamp (Lugt 2396).

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