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Four Commedia dell'Arte Figures: Harlequin "en femme," Mezzetin(?), Scaramouche, and Harlequin — Claude Gillot

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Written by: İpek ÖzdemirSpecialist · Miniature Painting
Miniature Painting · Catalogue no. 793686
Claude Gillot

Four Commedia dell’Arte Figures: Harlequin “en femme,” Mezzetin(?), Scaramouche, and Harlequin

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byNational Gallery of Art, Washington
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Artist / MakerClaude Gillot
Dateearly 18th century
Culture / OriginFrench
Mediumpen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper, irregularly trimmed and laid down on a sheet touched with faded blue watercolor, on an old album sheet; partially incised for transfer
Dimensionssheet: 6.3 × 11 cm (2 1/2 × 4 5/16 in.)
DepartmentDrawing
TypeDrawing
About the Artist

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Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.

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