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The image shows a drawing of a classical pedestal with a decorative shield or crest at the top. The shield is rich in detail and appears heraldic in design. The pedestal is depicted in a simple architectural style with a rectangular base and elaborate edges. The sketch is done in pencil on light-colored paper, giving it a monochromatic and textured appearance. There is faint handwritten text on the pedestal's center and a red border framing the drawing.
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The image shows a drawing of a classical pedestal with a decorative shield or crest at the top. The shield is rich in detail and appears heraldic in design. The pedestal is depicted in a simple architectural style with a rectangular base and elaborate edges. The sketch is done in pencil on light-colored paper, giving it a monochromatic and textured appearance. There is faint handwritten text on the pedestal's center and a red border framing the drawing.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Plinth Surmounted by the Arms of the King of France

Hubert François Gravelot

Medium
graphite, incised for transfer on laid paper; laid down
Dimensions
sheet: 11.9 x 8.2 cm (4 11/16 x 3 1/4 in.) support: 27.9 x 19.9 cm (11 x 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1992.87.22
Credit line
Gift of Arthur L. Liebman
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • detail and ornament
  • architecture
  • Rococo
Provenance

Marquis de Fourquevaulx; Emmanuel Bocher (born 1835), Paris; Louis Olry-Roederer, Reims; by inheritance to Olry-Roederer Family, Paris, by 1912; Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York; Arthur Liebman [d. 1991], Lake Forest, IL; bequest 1992, to NGA

Inscription

center in graphite: De l'autre cote / les Armes / de / la Ville / de Paris(?); by later hand on support, upper left in graphite: E; by later hand on support, lower right verso in graphite: II4

NGA object ID 75774. 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.