Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Charcoal Drawing of Caryatid with Oar angular mug but it was the flower

but it was the flower form of this one that sold me

down to the stippled leaves on the trees that hover over the figures

and it is one I handle pretty carefully as I believe it is really very old and somewhat fragile

with a spatter of orange paint on the sides for extra flourish

9 7/8" long x 8" tall x 3 1/8" wide

Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Charcoal Drawing of Caryatid with Oar angular mug but it was the flowerThis drawing came from a portfolio of academic charcoal drawings, dated between 1800 1813, discovered in Paris by a Belgian seller, who I purchased this one from. Especially because of the oar she is holding (which makes me especially love this), I believe the drawing may be based on a late 17th century caryatid by Raphael painted below the fresco of 'The Meeting between Leo the Great and Attila' in the Stanza di Eliodoro in the Vatican, who is