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Louis Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille French
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Title: Young Father Distressed by His Growing Family
Artist:
Louis Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (French, Valeciennes 1731–1798 Lille)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Pen and brownish-gray ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk. A horizontal strip 1.5 cm in height has been added at lower margin and the drawing continued in the same hand.
Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (36.5 x 22.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Howard J. Sachs and Mr. Peter G. Sachs, in memory of Miss Edith L. Sachs, 1978
Object Number: 1978.516.3
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