Art, literature & history
Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument
1717/1718
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black and red chalk heightened with white chalk on light brown laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink
- Dimensions
- overall: 30 x 21.3 cm (11 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1956.9.27
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Jean-Antoine Watteau. Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument — Antoine Watteau. 1717/1718.
Medium: black and red chalk heightened with white chalk on light brown laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 30 x 21.3 cm (11 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1956.9.27. Gift of Howard Sturges.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.