Corner of a Drawing Room

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1724 - 1780

This is a drawing of an architectural interior with classical elements such as columns and intricate moldings. The drawing depicts a section of an interior space with tall columns supporting a decorated ceiling. The upper part of the drawing shows detailed moldings and decorative panels. There is a statue placed between the columns. The drawing uses pencil to highlight details and shading, creating depth and elegance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.8 x 13.2 cm (6 5/8 x 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1503

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dacier 1931, no. 472

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nathan Chaikin; purchased 1959 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1929

  • Dacier, Emile. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, peintre, dessinateur et graveur. 2 vols. Paris: G. van Oest, 1929-1931.

1968

  • Sutton, Denys., France in the eighteenth century. Exh. cat. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1968: 641.

Inscriptions

in later hand, across bottom verso in graphite: 24 x 20 1/2 Vue /no 1 / Ingres vert [?] ancien 3 1/2 de mar[?]

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q64570992

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