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. (41.7 x 26.7 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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Sculptor, Work, Colossal Statue, mid-18th–18th century, Pen, brown ink, brush, gray wash, white, gouache, paper, 16 7/16 x 10 1/2, 41.7 26.7 cm, Drawings, Carl August Ehrensvärd, Swedish, 1745–1800, image, artist carving, work, dwarfs, trumpeter plays, numerous autobiographical, drawings, Swedish sculptor, Ehrensvärd, career, reveal, convivial, melancholy sides, personality
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