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The image shows a sketch of an architectural scene with structures lining a road or pathway. The horizon is not clearly defined, and the sketch focuses on architectural details. The drawing features loose, freehand lines outlining buildings and trees, with classical elements like columns and entablatures. The color palette is monochromatic, with light parchment and dark ink strokes creating contrast. Close-up details are lightly shaded for depth, while distant details are less defined. The composition is open and airy, emphasizing architectural features over precision.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
Ancient Ruins on the Bank of the Tiber
Augustin Pajou
- Date
- 1752/1756
- Medium
- pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 18 x 12.3 cm (7 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1999.75.5.b
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1751 to 1775
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- Landscape
- Italy
- landscape
Provenance
(Galerie Cailleux, Paris); purchased 1999 by NGA.
Inscription
by later hand, upper left in graphite: V a / Aug ok
NGA object ID 110206. 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.