Pencil sketch in an oval composition: rows of crowded figures on tiers, seated men in the foreground, and winged allegorical figures among clouds above.

Study for the Allegory of the Cortes of 1834

A graphite drawing on paper shows an oval composition of crowded figures in tiers of seats, with a central dais and rows of seated deputies in the foreground. Above, clouds and winged allegorical figures float among billowing draperies, and a large cartouche sits at the top.

Artist: Raimundo de Madrazo
Date: 1864
Medium: Graphite and ink on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 4000 × 2452 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1864).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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