Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged figure above a stone pedestal with inscribed text, with a winged youth and a robed figure beside an oval portrait medallion.

Allegory in Honor of King Stanislas Leczynski

A pen, ink, and wash drawing shows a winged female figure floating above a stone pedestal inscribed with text. Below, a winged genius and a figure in a flowing robe lean over a tall oval medallion bearing a portrait profile. The sketchy lines and brown wash give the scene a loose, energetic quality.

Artist: Claude Louis Desrais
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pen and black and brown ink, black chalk, and graphite, with brush and brown wash (recto), and black chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1215 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1816).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

18th century sketch medallion pen and ink drawing allegory neoclassical winged figure pedestal inscription claude louis desrais brown wash