Body being lifted on a caisson
Body being lifted on a caisson

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Body being lifted on a caisson,

18th century

formerly attributed to Augustin Pajou, French, 1730–1809
French
x1948-456

Information

Title
Body being lifted on a caisson
Dates

18th century

Medium
Pen and brown ink and brown wash
Dimensions
6.2 x 14.6 cm (2 7/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-456
Inscription
Inscribed in graphite, verso, right: PAJOU A 23 [in Platt hand]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in blue, verso, lower left: [circle with initials D.F.P.] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
ink, laid paper, wash
Subject
deaths, caissons, figures (representations), nudes

Purchased, probably in London, in 1925 by Dan Fellows Platt (1873–1937, Lugt 750a); bequeathed to Princeton University Art Museum, 1937.

formerly attributed to Augustin Pajou, French, 1730–1809

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