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1766

Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Associated Names
Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist, French, 1741 - 1814

This is a drawing of a scene with various figures in a classical setting. The scene features an interior with columns, a central figure on a throne surrounded by light rays, and another figure approaching with an outstretched arm. Several other figures are seated on clouds or perches around them. The drawing is bordered by an ornate frame and includes scripted text in French at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.876

  • Series Title

    Album of Drawings & Prints for "Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide"

Associated Artworks

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Daphne poursuivie par Apollon, et changee en Laurier par son Pere

Charles Monnet

1767

Album of Preliminary Drawings and Prints for "Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide" (volume 2)

Various Artists

1767

Daphne poursuivie par Apollon, et changee en Laurier par son Pere

Jean-Charles Baquoy

1767

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2009

  • Grasselli, Margaret Morgan. Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500-1800. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009: 216, fig. 2.

Wikidata ID

Q64581563

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