Winged Victory Riding a Chariot; Winged Victory Crowning Minerva

Two circular pen and ink drawings on a pale blue-grey sheet, stacked vertically and framed by faint grid lines and numbers. The upper roundel shows a winged female figure driving a chariot pulled by galloping horses. The lower roundel shows a winged figure bending over a seated, draped woman who holds a book and rests beside a shield.

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

ca. 1805

Medium

Pen and black ink, graphite on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1214 × 2203 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum