Clouet to Seurat: French Drawings from The British Museum

Minerva Carried to Heaven by the Graces

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Minerva Carried to Heaven by the Graces, ca. 1540–47
Francesco Primaticcio (1504–1570)
Red and white chalk on light brown prepared paper, squared in red chalk, red wash border; 230 x 233 mm
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1895-9-15-677

Young Woman Holding Her Skirt

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Young Woman Holding Her Skirt, ca. 1600–1616
Jacques Bellange (ca. 1575–1616)
Pen and brown ink, brush and blue wash; 401 x 247 mm
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1870-5-14-1207

Study of a Stream

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Study of a Stream, ca.1635–40
Claude Lorrain (1604/5–1682)
Black chalk, brush and brown wash; 216 x 312 mm
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Oo.6-73

Five Studies of a Woman's Head, One Lightly Sketched

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Five Studies of a Woman's Head, One Lightly Sketched, ca. 1716–17
Antoine Watteau (1684–1721)
Two shades of red, black, and white chalk, on buff paper; 331 x 238 mm
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1895-9-15-941

Head of Hebe, Study for the "Apotheosis of Hercules,"

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Head of Hebe, Study for the "Apotheosis of Hercules," ca. 1733–36
François Lemoyne (1688–1737)
Pastel over red, black, and white chalk on blue paper; 309 x 256 mm
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1850-3-9-1

Clown Playing a Drum

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Clown Playing a Drum
Honoré Daumier (1808–1879)
Pen and black and gray ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, touches of gouache, and conté crayon, over black chalk underdrawing; 354 x 256 mm
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1968-2-10-30

Dancers at the Barre

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Dancers at the Barre, ca. 1873
Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
Oil thinned with turpentine on prepared green paper; 472 x 625 mm
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1968-2-10-25

Landscape with Dog: Study for "La Grande Jatte,"

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The Couple: Study for "La Grande Jatte,"

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The Couple: Study for "La Grande Jatte," 1884
Georges Seurat (1859–1891)
Conté crayon on off-white laid paper; 314 x 236 mm
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1968-2-10-17