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Seated Girl

Seated Girl

Artist/Maker (Dutch, 1726–1807)
Dateca. 1775
MediumChalks on paper
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 6 7/16 × 9 1/16 in. (16.4 × 23 cm)
Credit LineR. T. Miller Jr. Fund
Object number1948.73
Status
Not on view
More Information
This charming chalk drawing of a girl seen from the back was first attributed to Françoise-Joseph Watteau, nephew of the great painter Antoine Watteau. However, the drawing has since been attributed to Hendrik Pothoven based on similar figure studies by this artist. Known for his arresting and intimate portraits, Pothoven rose to prominence as a society portraitist in Amsterdam. Many of his studies for these finished paintings were executed in white and black chalk on blue paper.
Exhibition History
The Eighteenth Century: One Hundred Drawings by One Hundred Artists
  • University of Minnesota Art Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (January 24, 1961 - March 7, 1961 )
Working Drawings
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 24, 1981 - April 27, 1981 )
Eighteenth Century Prints and Drawings from the Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 29, 1989 - October 22, 1989 )
European Master Drawings from the Allen Memorial Art Museum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (October 29, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
On Line: European Drawings, 16th-19th Centuries
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 2007 - January 27, 2008 )
Collections
  • European
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