Prudence: Draped Woman and Bending Male Figure

A grey-wash drawing on paper shows a standing draped woman at left, holding a small object aloft in one hand, her robes falling in soft folds. At right, a nude male figure bends over a scrolled stone base, seen from behind, with shaded modelling.

Artist

Johann August Nahl The Younger

Date

ca. 1781

Medium

Lead pencil, pen and dark ink, brush and black and grey watercolors on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 2727 px

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