Sculptor at Work on a Colossal Statue, Carl August Ehrensvärd, mid-18th–18th century

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Sculptor at Work on a Colossal Statue, mid-18th–18th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, white gouache, on gray paper., 16 7/16 x 10 1/2 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Carl August Ehrensvärd (Swedish, 1745–1800), This image of an artist carving a work that dwarfs him while a trumpeter plays is one of numerous autobiographical drawings the Swedish sculptor Ehrensvärd made throughout his career that reveal both the convivial and the melancholy sides of his personality

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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