The Clemency of Augustus (recto); Knight Restraining a Female Figure (verso)
François André Vincent
ca. 1787–88
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk; perspective lines in graphite (recto). Red chalk; squared in red chalk (verso).
Dimensions
13 1/4 x 15 1/16 in. (33.7 x 38.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1985
Accession Number
1985.245.2
Tags
Emperor AugustusMale NudesFemale Nudes
About the Artist
François André Vincent · 1746–1816
French painter and draughtsman. He was one of the principal innovators in French art of the 1770s and 1780s, in the field of both Neo-classical subjects and themes from national history. Comment on works: Portraits; History