The Clemency of AugustusFrançois André Vincent (French; 1746–1816)ca. 1787&ndash

The Clemency of Augustus
François André Vincent (French; 1746–1816)
ca. 1787–88
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk; perspective lines in graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The artist here depicts the concluding scene of Pierre Corneille’s 1641 play, Cinna