#french neoclassicism
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
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Cupid and Psyche
Jacques-Louis David (French; 1748–1825)
1813
Gray wash and pen and black ink with white paint and traces of black chalk
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
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The Mourning of Pallas
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson (French; 1767–1824)
ca. 1790–93
Pen and brown ink, brush, and gray and brown wash, heightened with white
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Design for an illustration in Pierre Didot the Elder’s 1798 edition of the works of Virgil
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The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love
Charles Meynier (French; 1768–1832)
ca. 1797
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache over black chalk underdrawing; squared in black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Towards Cascata Vecchia, Tivoli
Jean-Victor Bertin (French; 1767–1842)
1806
Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
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Portrait of Marie Gabrielle de Gramont, Comtesse de Caderousse, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1784
