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Pen and watercolor drawing of a classical ruin with columns, arches, a stone bridge and small figures in 18th-century dress beneath a cloudy sky.

Fantasy of an Architectural Ruin

A pen, ink and watercolor drawing shows a fantastical ruin of classical columns, arches and a stone bridge overgrown with foliage. Small figures in eighteenth-century dress stroll and gather near a balustrade, while a statue stands atop the bridge under a sky with dark clouds.

Artist
Jean-Henry-Alexandre Pernet
Date
ca. 1770
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and black, brown wash, watercolor, white gouache graphite on off-white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2476 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1775).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

Español: Fantasía de una ruina arquitectónica

Un dibujo a pluma, tinta y acuarela muestra una ruina fantástica de columnas clásicas, arcos y un puente de piedra cubierto de follaje. Pequeñas figuras vestidas al estilo del siglo XVIII pasean y se reúnen junto a una balaustrada, mientras una estatua corona el puente bajo un cielo de nubes oscuras.

Português: Fantasia de uma ruína arquitetônica

Um desenho a pena, tinta e aquarela mostra uma ruína fantástica de colunas clássicas, arcos e uma ponte de pedra coberta de folhagem. Pequenas figuras em trajes do século XVIII passeiam e se reúnem perto de uma balaustrada, enquanto uma estátua se ergue sobre a ponte sob um céu de nuvens escuras.