Ontwerp voor een grafmonument voor prinses Anastasiya Trubetskaya

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verzamelaarsmerk, verso van de twee bladen: Lugt 2228a

Art Historical Context

This delicate drawing, titled *Ontwerp voor een grafmonument voor prinses Anastasiyaubetskaya* ("Design for a Tomb Monument Princess Anastasiya Tretskaya"), was created by French sculptor Louis-Claude Vassé between 1760 and 1761. Rendered on paper and measuring 383 mm high by 268 mm wide, it exemplifies the refined draftsmanship of the Rococo-to-Neoclassical transition, a period when ornate memorials blended grandeur with emerging classical restraint. Vassé, known for his work at the Russian imperial court, likely crafted this as a preparatory sketch for a noble funerary monument honoring the ...

About the Artist

Louis-Claude Vassé · 1716–1772

In 1739 he won the Prix de Rome. Comment on works: Sculptor