Ajax in the Grave, ca. 1790–99, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown ink, over graphite sketch, 22 1/4 x 31 1/2 in. (56.5 x 80 cm), Drawings, Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (German, Leipzig 1745–1808 Dresden), This drawing is a most impressive example of Mechau's mature style and can be dated to the end of the eighteenth century, when the artist's compositions were moving away from the influence of Claude Lorrain, who generally treated the human element in his landscapes as mere staffage
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Ajax, Grave, ca, 1790–99, Pen, brown ink, brush, graphite sketch, 22 1/4 x 31 1/2, 56.5 80 cm, Drawings, Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, German, Leipzig, 1745–1808, Dresden, drawing, impressive example, Mechau, mature style, dated, eighteenth century, artist, compositions, moving away, influence, Claude Lorrain, generally treated, human element, landscapes, mere staffage
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