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This is a drawing of an artist painting a portrait that features classical figures in an architectural setting. The scene shows a group of figures surrounding an artist working at an easel. The artist is capturing the likeness of a seated figure dressed elegantly, accompanied by another figure in military-style garb. The setting includes architectural elements like columns and urns, with a backdrop of an expansive vista beyond an arcade. Each character is detailed with historical clothing, and there are props like shields and a hound at the artist's feet.
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This is a drawing of an artist painting a portrait that features classical figures in an architectural setting. The scene shows a group of figures surrounding an artist working at an easel. The artist is capturing the likeness of a seated figure dressed elegantly, accompanied by another figure in military-style garb. The setting includes architectural elements like columns and urns, with a backdrop of an expansive vista beyond an arcade. Each character is detailed with historical clothing, and there are props like shields and a hound at the artist's feet.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles

Francesco Fontebasso

Date
1744
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 29.5 × 39.3 cm (11 5/8 × 15 1/2 in.) sheet: 32.6 × 43.1 cm (12 13/16 × 16 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2014.117.8
Credit line
Gift of Karin Wachtel in memory of her husband, Cesare Morini
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Varii Baccanali et istorie

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • classical
  • mythology
Provenance

Cesare Morini, Milan; his widow, Karin Wachtel, Milan; gift to NGA, 2015

Inscription

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: (Venezia, 1702 - 1779) fontebasso DV 11

NGA object ID 166123. 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.