Object Details
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- A genius holds a crown over the medallion, the inside of which is cut out and replaced by the print; it stands on top of the support, most of which is covered by a cloth; attributes referring to Peter's activities lie upon or before, or lean against, the support; ruled borders in pen and black ink, gold leaf.
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Artist
- Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, French, 1738 – 1826
- Date
- ca. 1780
- Credit Line
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brush and orange wash, black chalk, engraving (portrait) on white laid paper laid down on blue paper mount
- Dimensions
- 19.4 x 13.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
- mount: 25. x 19.3 cm
- Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
- Type
- figures
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
