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The drawing depicts an upper body view of a person floating or ascending. The person is in profile, facing left, with their head slightly tilted upward. They have delicate facial features, including a prominent nose and curly hair flowing around their head. The person wears draped fabric, possibly a robe or gown, with loose, flowing lines. The fabric appears to billow as if caught in a breeze. The individual is not holding any objects or wearing visible jewelry. The background features lightly sketched, wispy clouds and architectural elements like columns.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
Angel from the Assumption [recto]
Augustin Pajou after Charles Mellin
- Date
- 1752/1756
- Medium
- black chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 12.4 x 18 cm (4 7/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1999.75.1.a
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1751 to 1775
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- angels
- religious
Provenance
(Galerie Cailleux, Paris); purchased 1999 by NGA.
Inscription
lower center in ink: a l'eglise de St. Louis
NGA object ID 110203. 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.