Entablature
1822
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1822
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This drawing shows a row of classical columns with a flat roof on top. The artist used fine black lines and soft gray washes to shade the stone. You can see the paper’s faint grid pattern behind the ink. Delacouture drew this in 1822, when artists often studied ancient ruins for training. He left no notes about why he picked this fragment, so we don’t know if it was for a bigger project or just practice. Look for similar crisp lines in drawings by Delacouture, Auguste.
