Female Roman Statue Seen from the Back

Attributed to Nicolas Poussin

Associated Names
Nicolas Poussin

Artist, French, 1594 - 1665

This is a drawing of a draped figure seen from behind. The image depicts a figure covered in a flowing, intricately folded garment, showcasing the detailed rendering of fabric folds and texture. The figure appears to be holding part of the drapery up with one hand, revealing a partial view of the back and arm. The overall composition is contained within a rectangular frame, and there is a soft finesse in the representation of hair and posture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brush with brown ink over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (lunette): 25 x 11.9 cm (9 13/16 x 4 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.49.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rosenberg/Prat 1994, Vol. R, no. 1282, State (as not by Poussin)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir Peter Lely [1618-1680] (Lugt 2092); (Colnaghi, London); purchased by NGA, 1973.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Poussin. The Early Years in Rome. The Origins of French Classisism. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX, 1988, no. D187.

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:209.

  • Blunt, Anthony. "Newly Identified Drawings by Poussin and his Followers." Master Drawings 12 (1974), 209.

1994

  • Rosenberg, Pierre, and Louis-Antoine Prat. Nicolas Poussin 1594-1665. Catalogue raisonné des dessins. Milan: Leonardo Editore, 1994.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in brown ink: Polidoro / 3.; lower right verso in graphite: D243

Watermarks

Fleur-de-lis, circled, surmounted by two-prong crown

Wikidata ID

Q64536896

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