Draped Woman, Putto and Winged Figure, Pen and Wash Drawing

A pen and brown ink drawing with brown wash shows a draped woman in classical dress seated beside a ledge, reaching toward a small putto who balances a tray on his head at left. At right, a winged figure reclines on the ledge, raising a small object. The pale paper shows faint sketched lines and a handwritten inscription below.

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