Cooper Hewitt
Fantasy of an Architectural Ruin
Jean-Henry-Alexandre Pernet, French, ca.1763 – ca.1790 · ca. 1770
Antique sepulchers and ruins with figures in the foreground are presented in an oval format. A stairway leads to a triumphal arch at right, adjacent to a column. In the distance at left, architectural forms incorporating arches balance the composition. Ruled lines in pen and ink.
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