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Three Figures with a Dog

probably 1800s

Jean-Michel the Younger Moreau

(French, 1741–1814)
Culture
France, 18th century
Medium
Pen and black ink with brown and gray washes and traces of white gouache (brim of standing man’s hat)
Measurements
Overall: 14 x 9.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.); Sheet: 7.9 x 4.9 cm (3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2017.216
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Location
Not on view
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Description

An accomplished draftsman in eighteenth-century France, Moreau the Younger produced numerous designs for book illustrations of which this may be an example. In this scene a woman directs the hand of a man as he writes. Raising her left hand, she gestures to the solider to remain at a distance while the small dog reacts to this peculiar encounter.
A vertically oriented ink and wash drawing on cream paper depicts three people with light skin tones. On our left, a seated man looks upward, mouth agape, while a woman in a cap leans over him. To our right, a man stands with arms crossed, wearing a three-cornered hat and a sword at his hip. Below, a small dog gazes toward the trio, set against a background of draped curtains and soft washes.

Three Figures with a Dog

probably 1800s

Jean-Michel the Younger Moreau

(French, 1741–1814)
France, 18th century

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