Album 2
arrow left swipe to the left Visible reflectance photograph Verso of the twelfth sheet, Album 2 activate zoom zoom tool
Leaf 12 verso activate zoom zoom tool
Visible reflectance photograph Soldiers with prisoners, riding Dacian, robed figures activate zoom zoom tool arrow right swipe to the right
activate zoom zoom tool Leaf 13

Works on this double page

  • Visible reflectance photograph Frontal view of a seated male figure drawn with black chalk, trimmed at the edge
  • Visible reflectance photograph Frontal view drawing of an elderly seated man, his head resting on his propped up arm
  • Visible reflectance photograph Frontal view of a robed female figure with her head turned in profile, drawn in black chalk
  • Visible reflectance photograph Profile view of a female robed figure drawn with black chalk
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Album 2, Leaf 13

Making copies after models and thereby imitating certain drawing styles was part and parcel of any young artists’ training in the 18th century. In many cases, the much-praised works of antiquity would serve as models.

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