Rocky Landscape with Figures
This sheet was made by the French sculptor Augustin Pajou while he was a pensionnaire at the French Academy in Rome between 1752 and 1756. On the recto, he sketched (or copied?) a rocky landscape with figures. On the verso, he sketched two quick designs for a cartouche with the king’s arms intended for the façade of the Palazzo Mancini in Rome, home of the French Academy. The cartouche, commissioned in 1753, was never realized.
Artwork Details
- Title: Rocky Landscape with Figures
- Artist: Augustin Pajou (French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1752–56
- Medium: Black chalk
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/8 × 7 3/8 in. (13 × 18.7 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Bequest of James David Draper, 2019
- Object Number: 2021.15.15
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
Research Resources
The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.