Study of a Woman's Head and Hands

ca. 1717

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Red and white chalk and graphite on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 in. (19 x 12.7 cm)
Collection no.: 2012.150.1
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Jean-Antoine Watteau. Study of a Woman's Head and Hands. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Study of a Woman's Head and Hands — Jean-Antoine Watteau. ca. 1717.

Medium: Red and white chalk and graphite on off-white laid paper. Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 in. (19 x 12.7 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2012.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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