Allegory of Commerce
XVIII century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil on laid paper.Not on display
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