Copy after an Ancient Sarcophagus

ca. 1752–56

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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. Executed in fluid pen and wash, it depicts an ancient battle. According to the inscription, it was based on a detail of an ancient sarcophagus at the Villa Ludovisi in Rome.

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Title: Copy after an Ancient Sarcophagus
Artist: Augustin Pajou (French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris)
Date: ca. 1752–56
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 5 3/16 in. (19 × 13.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of James David Draper, 2019
Object Number: 2021.15.16
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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