Architectural Studies: A Monument and an Ancient Sacrifice
1724 - 1780
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin
French
Above, at the left, a monument is erected upon a supporting arch in a temple. Below, an ancient sacrificial scene in which a great crowd is gathered in front of a vast arcade; at the left near an altar a priest raises his weapon to sacrifice the maiden standing beside an altar.
Brown ink on three cut and rejoined sheets of cream antique laid paper; verso: black chalk