Seated Haloed Figure on a Throne, Pencil and Ink Sketch

A pencil and pen sketch on pale paper shows a seated, haloed figure on a throne-like seat, with draped robes and a stepped pedestal below bearing an inscription. Two small framed scenes with figures appear in the background, and a rounded finial sits at the upper right. The lines are loose and partly unfinished.

Artist

Fortunato Duranti

Date

1820–1850

Medium

Graphite, pen and ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1235 × 1600 px

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