Allegorical Frame with a Genius and a Veiled Woman Writing
Medium
black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 14.6 x 8.3 cm (5 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Regina Slatkin in memory of Charles E. Slatkin
Accession Number
1978.84.2
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin · 1724–1780
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (14 April 1724 – 14 February 1780) was born in Paris into an artistic family — one of fourteen children of the court embroiderer and engraver G.-G. de Saint-Aubin. Art ran deep in the family: his brothers Charles Germain and Augustin de Saint-Aubin were also accomplished artists. Gabriel received his earliest training at home before entering the studios of Étienne Je...