Kneeling angel near architectural frame
Kneeling angel near architectural frame

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Kneeling angel near architectural frame,

1752–56

Augustin Pajou, French, 1730–1809
x1948-398

Information

Title
Kneeling angel near architectural frame
Dates

1752–56

Maker
Augustin Pajou
Medium

Black chalk

Dimensions

24.2 x 20.4 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895

Object Number
x1948-398
Inscription

in graphite, verso lower left: 7346 [in circle]
in graphite, verso lower center: Pajou 2 21/ E 53 [with X above in red pencil] [in Platt hand]
in graphite, verso lower right: In St Peters [in Platt hand]

Marks/Labels/Seals

Stamp in blue, verso lower left: D.F.P. [in circle] [Lugt 750a]

Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
laid paper, black chalk
Subject
figures (representations), angels, tympana, kneeling

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