Two Roman Soldiers
Augustin Pajou French
Not on view
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 two Roman soldiers, one carrying a vase, the other a shield. According to the inscription, it was based on a work by Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina), presumably one of his all’antica façade decorations in Rome.