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An allegorical draped female figure holding an arrow and an olive branch, gazing at the viewer. She stands in front of a bell tower and ship, surrounded by an oval. An allegorical draped female figure holding an arrow and an olive branch, gazing at the viewer. She stands in front of a bell tower and ship, surrounded by an oval.

Louis-Simon Boizot

Allegorical Figure,

Maker

  • Louis-Simon Boizot

Title

Allegorical Figure

Medium

gouache, pen and ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • black chalk,
  • pen and ink,
  • brown wash,
  • and opaque watercolor over etched counterproof

Techniques

  • black chalk,
  • pen and ink,
  • brown wash,
  • and opaque watercolor over etched counterproof

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

26.2 x 19.1 cm (10 5/16 x 7 1/2 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Watermark: "J. Honig & Zoonen"

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

66.239

Allegorical Figure

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
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Watermark: "J. Honig & Zoonen"

Publications

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Read Online

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022
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