Decorative Project with Prudence in Oval

A pen and brown ink drawing on cream paper shows a seated female figure in an oval frame, wearing a helmet and draped gown, holding a small mirror-like object raised in one hand. Hatched shading fills the background, and the word PRVDENZA is inscribed in capitals below the oval.

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

ca. 1780

Medium

Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3198 × 4000 px

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