Allegory of Commerce

XVIII century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil on laid paper.
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Set against a classical cityscape with porches, domes and obelisks, a winged female figure flies with ears of wheat in her left hand. In the foreground, on the floor, several children are playing with books and one of them holds a set of scales and a caduceus. It appears to be a vignette for a book illustration.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio, Museo del Prado Catálogo de Dibujos T. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII C-Z, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1977, p.32

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Inventory number: D000694
Author: Manuel de la Cruz Vázquez
Title: Allegory of Commerce
Date: XVIII century
Technique: Grey-brown wash; Pencil
Support: Laid paper
Dimension: Height: 72 mm; Width: 152 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931.
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Collection de M.Paul Lefort. Dessins Anciens...Eaux-Fortes, [s.n], París, 1869, pp. nº 81.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio, Museo del Prado Catálogo de Dibujos T. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII C-Z, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1977, pp. 32.