The image shows two full-bodied sketched figures standing side by side. The figure on the left is seen in a slightly angled position, facing inwards towards the other figure, with one knee slightly bent. This person seems to be wearing a hat with a wide brim and possibly a feather or decoration, as well as garments that resemble a loose-fitting jacket and skirt or tunic that reaches mid-thigh, and stockings or tall boots. The figure has short, tousled hair that sticks out from beneath the hat, and their features are discernibly male, though without defined facial details due to the sketch's…
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Two Standing Soldiers, One Wearing a Hat

Antoine Watteau (French, 1684 - 1721)

1709/1710

Medium
red chalk on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 14.3 × 8 cm (5 5/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Donald Stone
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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