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Le Grand Pénitencier

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Le Grand Pénitencier

n.d.

Medium

Black chalk, pen and gray wash

Tags

Prisons Men Women

Dimensions

4 13/16 x 7 in. (12.2 x 17.8 cm.)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Sally Sample Aall, Anne and Jean Bonna, Sarah and Werner H. Kramarsky, and Adriana Mnuchin Foundation Gifts, and Van Day Truex Fund, 1996

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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