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This is a drawing of a seated figure on a throne. The figure is draped in flowing robes and is seated on a chair or throne with an ornate design visible on its sides. Adjacent to the right arm of the figure is an accessory that resembles a vase or urn with smoke or a small flame emerging from it. Above the figure's head, there is a rough sketch of a profile of a face. The lines are primarily executed in a monochromatic scheme, with soft gray shading to indicate depth and volume.
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This is a drawing of a seated figure on a throne. The figure is draped in flowing robes and is seated on a chair or throne with an ornate design visible on its sides. Adjacent to the right arm of the figure is an accessory that resembles a vase or urn with smoke or a small flame emerging from it. Above the figure's head, there is a rough sketch of a profile of a face. The lines are primarily executed in a monochromatic scheme, with soft gray shading to indicate depth and volume.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Abundance and the Face of a Lion, from the Villa Pamphili

Jacques-Louis David

Date
1775/80
Medium
black chalk and gray wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.2 x 15.2 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1998.105.1.y
Credit line
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Neoclassic
Provenance

Estate of the artist (sale, Paris, 17 April 1826, under no. 66; withdrawn); Mme. David (sale, Paris, 11 March 1835, under no. 16); purchased by one of David's pupils, Mlle. X (name obliterated);[1] by descent in her family; (Bruno de Bayser, Paris); purchased 1998 by NGA. [1] According to inscription on flyleaf.

Inscription

lower left in wash: ville pamphile; lower center: paraphes of E.D. and J.D.

NGA object ID 107068. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.