Saint John the Evangelist, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome
Saint John the Evangelist, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome
Saint John the Evangelist, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome
Saint John the Evangelist, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome

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Saint John the Evangelist, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome,

1752–56

Augustin Pajou, French, 1730–1809
after Camillo Rusconi, Italian, 1658–1728
x1948-407

Information

Title
Saint John the Evangelist, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome
Dates

1752–56

Maker
Augustin Pajou
after Camillo Rusconi
Medium
Black chalk, pen and black ink
Dimensions
31.7 x 21.5 cm. (12 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-407
Place Depicted

Europe, Italy, Rome

Inscription
in black chalk, lower left: St. Jean in brown ink, lower right: par Rosconi in graphite, verso lower left and center: PAJOU 50 16/ E-40 [with X above in red pencil] Lateran - After Rascons. [in Platt hand] in graphite, verso lower right: 7338 [in circle]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in blue, verso lower left: D.F.P. [in circle] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
black chalk, laid paper, ink
Subject
eagles, saints, drapery studies, standing, statues, men

Possibly from one of three albums of Pajou drawings that remained in possession of his son Jacques-Augustin-Catherine Pajou (1766–1828); purchased, probably in London, in 1925 by Dan Fellows Platt, stamp (L. 750a), verso, lower left, in blue.

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