Study for a Sculpture of a Standing Female Figure in Red Chalk

A red chalk sketch on pale laid paper shows a standing female figure in a flowing drapery, her head turned and a shield or cloak gathered at her side. Loose, rapid hatching defines the folds, the base and a lower relief-like form, with a faint number in the upper left corner.

Artist

Guillaume Coustou

Date

1726–31

Medium

red chalk on laid paper (verso: red chalk, pen and ink)

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1184 × 1920 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum