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Design for a Vase and Supporting Console
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Design for a Vase and Supporting Console

Augustin Pajou

n.d.

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with white gouache

Tags

Human Figures

Dimensions

12 7/16 x 7 1/8 in. (31.6 x 18.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1937

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Augustin Pajou

1730–1809 • France

Pajou was born into a family of sculptors and was among the most successful artists of his generation. He received many royal and public commissions as a favorite of Louis XVI's mistress, Madame du Barry. He was also a famed portraitist, which allowed him to continue to find clientele after the Revolution. French sculptor and draughtsman. Comment on works: Sculptor; Mythology, Portraits, history

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