Drawing for a Wine Cooler

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Drawing for a Wine Cooler

Creator

Jean-Guillaume Moitte

French Artist · 1746–1810

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Although Jean-Guillaume Moitte won the 1768 Prix de Rome for sculpture, it was as a draftsman that he first earned his living. He drew designs for the silversmith Robert-Joseph Auguste. In 1783 he finally started receiving commissions for several statues and low reliefs, including decorations for tollhouses designed by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. In 1795 he won the competition to create a monument to J

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Date
about 1785–1790
Medium
Pen and black ink and gray wash
Culture
French
Department
Drawings
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