View of the Park at Versailles: Terrace with Urn, Sphinx and Female Statue

A pale gray wash drawing of a formal garden terrace seen across an open lawn. An urn on a pedestal stands at left, a sphinx rests on a low wall in the center, and a female statue on a tall plinth rises at right beside trees.

Artist

Pierre Antoine Mongin

Date

n.d.

Medium

Brush and gray wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 1035 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of William H. and Frederick G. Schab in honor of Harold Joachim