Standing Soldier: Garde Française

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen|Antoine Watteau

18th century · Red chalk over traces of graphite · Drawings and Prints

Until 1983, this drawing was thought to be by Antoine Watteau. We now know it matches similar studies of French guardsmen by Eisen and was engraved as an illustration for the military manual "Positions des soldats de l'infanterie pendant la manoeuvre du fusil" (Paris, 1751–52).

Artist

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen|Antoine Watteau

Date

18th century

Medium

Red chalk over traces of graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971