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The image displays a large circular portrait of a person in the center, framed by an ornate oval border with decorative elements, including a small animal figure above it. The color palette comprises earthy tones such as light brown, cream, and dark blue-grey shades. In the foreground, there is an hourglass to the left, a small book open in the middle beneath the portrait, and a small lamp on the right, all placed on a flat surface with draped fabric.
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The image displays a large circular portrait of a person in the center, framed by an ornate oval border with decorative elements, including a small animal figure above it. The color palette comprises earthy tones such as light brown, cream, and dark blue-grey shades. In the foreground, there is an hourglass to the left, a small book open in the middle beneath the portrait, and a small lamp on the right, all placed on a flat surface with draped fabric.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Allegorical Frame with a Bat

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Date
c. 1769
Medium
pen and dark brown ink over graphite, red chalk, and black chalk with touches of white chalk on light brown laid paper, with partial framing line in pen and brown ink
Dimensions
overall: 13.9 x 8.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.) support: 15.1 x 10.6 cm (5 15/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1978.84.1
Credit line
Gift of Regina Slatkin in memory of Charles E. Slatkin
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • male
  • portrait
  • Writer
  • Young, Edward
Provenance

De Goncourt (Lugt 1089). Mrs. Charles E. Slatkin [1909-1999]; gift 1978 to NGA.

Inscription

lower left in brown ink: G. de S. A.

NGA object ID 56791. 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.