Ornamental Drawing
Medium
Graphite, pen and black ink
Dimensions
3 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (9.3 x 13.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
19.65.9
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate *Ornamental Drawing*, by an anonymous French artist in the 19th centurysometimes attributed to Lambert de Vcher), exemplifies the era's fascination with intricate decorative motifs. Rendered in graphite, pen, and black ink on modest sheet measuring just 3 11/16 x 5 1/2 inches, it captures the precision and elegance of preparatory sketches used in architecture, furniture design, or textile patterns. The combination of graphite's soft underdrawing with the sharp lines of pen and ink allowed artists to refine complex ornamental forms, blending fluidity and symmetry in a compact form...
About the Artist
Lambert de Visscher|Anonymous, French, 19th century (Dutch|French) · 1631 |1800 –1691 |1900
Dutch, ca. 1631–after 1691|