Striding Roman Soldier

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 a Roman soldier, striding to the left. 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.

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Title: Striding Roman Soldier
Artist: Augustin Pajou (French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris)
Date: ca. 1752–56
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 3/16 in. (18.7 × 13.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of James David Draper, 2019
Object Number: 2021.15.18
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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