Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 16

Unknown
French school 18th Century, A mytholological scene with a couple, drawing

circa 1770

$883.93
$1,104.9120% Off
£651.01
£813.7620% Off
€736
€92020% Off
CA$1,202.51
CA$1,503.1420% Off
A$1,336.26
A$1,670.3220% Off
CHF 700.21
CHF 875.2720% Off
MX$16,386.80
MX$20,483.5020% Off
NOK 8,930.80
NOK 11,163.5020% Off
SEK 8,401.77
SEK 10,502.2120% Off
DKK 5,603.05
DKK 7,003.8220% Off
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

French school 18th Century, A mytholological scene with a couple, Pen and brown ink, brown ink wash on paper 11.5 x 11.5 cm, diameter of the main scene : 10,5 cm in a modern frame under glass : 33.5 x 33.5 cm This drawing by a particularly talented 18th-century artist - as yet unidentified - is notable for its mastery of pen and wash. It has all the elegance of the French masters of the period, with a great deal of energy in its execution. The subject is also enigmatic. We can think of the union of the couple on the right. Above them is the goddess Athena in her helmet. The winged figure on the left with a lighted torch is traditionally an allegory of love. Finally, in the background, we can make out tents reminiscent of a military camp. In any case, it is a mythological or possibly literary scene, the exact title of which has yet to be identified. This type of work highlighted the culture of the artist and the owner who was able to recognise it. This is the classical culture of this refined era.
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1770
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.53 in (11.5 cm)Width: 4.34 in (11 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1760-1769
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Paris, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: inv 75111stDibs: LU1112214655792

More From This Seller

View All
France 18th Century, The Surprised Lovers, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
France circa 1770 Two lovers surprised in bed Black chalk on paper 13 x 17 cm Modern frame : 34 x 38 cm This drawing had been attributed to Gabriel de Saint Aubin (1724-1780). It's...
Category

1760s Old Masters Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777)  A Mythological scene, drawing
By Louis-Félix Delarue
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777)  A Mythological scene Pen and black ink on paper Bears an old inscription with the name of the artist on the lower left bo...
Category

1770s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

18th Century Roman School , A Palazzo with antiques, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
18th Century Roman School A Palazzo with antiques Brown ink and pen, brown ink wash on paper 12.5 x 20 cm Framed : 28,5 x 35.5 This nice drawing represents a genre scene, with a nobleman, priests, a mother and her children...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape), original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape) Black chalk and heightenings of white gouache on blue-grey paper 19 x 31 cm Framed : 34.5 x 46.5 cm The atmosphere and the subje...
Category

1760s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

French Neo classical school, Allegory of Time, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Neo classical school, France, end of the 18th Century Allegory of Time, Pen and black ink on paper, gray ink wash 30.5 x 19 cm irregularly shaped In g...
Category

1790s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

French School Of The 18th century, An Ancient Shipyard, Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French school of the 18th century An ancient shipyard or building site (?) Ink and ink wash on paper 17.5 x 23 cm In a modern frame 32 x 37 cm
Category

1780s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

You May Also Like

The Introduction, French School, 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
In this charming scene a maid appears bashful as she is introduced by her mother to the shepherd’s son. Ink and wash on hand made, cool-toned cream laid paper, 6 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches...
Category

Mid-18th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper

Italian School, Nicolo Grassi, 18th, Worship of Venus, The Venus Sacrifice, Amor
Located in Greven, DE
Italian School, 18th Century, Circle of Grassi, This old master drawing is drawn in the late-Baroque or Rococo style. It depicts a woman worshipping Venus/ preparing a sacrifice for ...
Category

Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Handmade Paper

Study in the Antique Style, a neoclassical drawing by Augustin Pajou
Located in PARIS, FR
In this lively and fresh drawing, probably taken from one of the artist's notebooks, Pajou presents us with a composition freely inspired by antiquity, as a souvenir of a visit to th...
Category

1750s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Old Master Drawing, Baroque, Jacob de Wit, Allegory of Victory, Putti, Ships
By Jacob De Wit
Located in Greven, DE
Two putti with symbols of war and victory (cannons, cannonballs, armour, anchor, lion's head, laurel branch/ olive branch, flag, staff with helmet) in pediment triangle. Probably a d...
Category

Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

Allegory of the Treaty of Angoulême, a drawing attributed to Donato Mascagni
Located in PARIS, FR
We would like to thank Mrs. Ursula Verena Fischer Pace for suggesting the attribution to Donato Arsenio Mascagni. We were immediately seduced by the rich tonalities of this allegory...
Category

1620s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

18th to 19th Century "Art Presentation" Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th to 19th Century "Art Presentation" Old Master Drawing Remarkable old master pen, ink and wash drawing of an art presentation Dimensions 14" wide x 8.5" high The lightly distr...
Category

Early 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor