Antoine Watteau
1684-1721
The Temple of Diana
10 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches (267 x 362 mm.)
Red chalk on paper.
1980.9
Purchased on the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Fund 1978.
Notes
This design was used as the basis for two engravings by Gabriel Huquier, "The Temple of Neptune" and "The Temple of Diana".
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Chaplet, fragment (close to Heawood 222).
Associated names
Goncourt, Edmond de, 1822-1896, former owner.
Goncourt, Jules de, 1830-1870, former owner.
Groult, Camille, 1832-1908, former owner.
Groult, Jean, 1868-1951, former owner.
Bordeaux-Groult, Pierre, 1916-2007, former owner.
Goncourt, Jules de, 1830-1870, former owner.
Groult, Camille, 1832-1908, former owner.
Groult, Jean, 1868-1951, former owner.
Bordeaux-Groult, Pierre, 1916-2007, former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 221.
Denison, Cara D., and Helen B. Mules, with the assistance of Jane V. Shoaf. European Drawings, 1375-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, no. 98, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 39, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 37, repr.
Rosenberg, Pierre and Louis-Antoine Prat. Antoine Watteau 1684-1721, Catalogue raisonné des dessins, 3 vols., Milan, 1996, I, no. 233, p. 370, repr. in color.
100 Master drawings from the Morgan Library & Museum. München : Hirmer, 2008, no. 75, repr. [Jennifer Tonkovich]
Denison, Cara D., and Helen B. Mules, with the assistance of Jane V. Shoaf. European Drawings, 1375-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, no. 98, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 39, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 37, repr.
Rosenberg, Pierre and Louis-Antoine Prat. Antoine Watteau 1684-1721, Catalogue raisonné des dessins, 3 vols., Milan, 1996, I, no. 233, p. 370, repr. in color.
100 Master drawings from the Morgan Library & Museum. München : Hirmer, 2008, no. 75, repr. [Jennifer Tonkovich]
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