Tomb with Death Standing

c. 1779/1784

Louis-Jean Desprez

Associated Names
Louis-Jean Desprez

Artist, French, 1743 - 1804

The image shows symmetrical shapes and lines, with a central semi-circular arch framing the scene. The design features an abstract structure resembling a monolith in the center. Two sculptures resembling crouching lions flank the structure. Above the structure, a figure is shown in shadow. The composition evokes the grandeur of an ancient temple or tomb.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40 × 54.3 cm (15 3/4 × 21 3/8 in.)
    plate: 37.7 × 52.3 cm (14 13/16 × 20 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.158.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(unknown sale, Besançon, December 2008). (Antoine Cahen/Galerie Terrades, Paris, 2010); Private collection, France; (Galerie Terrades, Paris); purchased by NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at left: despres a rom; verso: none

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