One of Niobe's Daughters

1752/1756

Augustin Pajou

Associated Names
Augustin Pajou

Artist, French, 1730 - 1809

The image shows a sketch of a woman's full body in a side profile. She has a slender face, hair styled neatly, and is dressed in flowing garments. Her posture is slightly forward-leaning, with her head turned to the side. Her left arm is lowered with the hand by her side, standing on a slightly inclined surface. The background is minimally detailed with subtle shading. An inscription is visible at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.8 × 13.3 cm (7 × 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.75.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Cailleux, Paris); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in brown ink: fille de Niobe

Watermarks

unidentified fragment of hills with D R

Wikidata ID

Q64536971

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