Fortitude and Winged Genius, pen and brown wash drawing

A seated female figure in a helmet and draped robe leans on a staff wrapped with vine leaves, while a winged putto behind her reaches toward a raised vessel. Brown ink and wash build soft shadows across a sketchy, unfinished background on pale paper, with an inscription along the bottom edge.

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

1810–20

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on white wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2859 × 2044 px

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