"Hubert-françois Gravelot (1699-1773) Two Allegories, Drawings"
Hubert-François Gravelot (1699-1773)Two allegories: Vigilance and Faith
Two drawings in the same old frame
Pen, black ink and black ink wash on paper
7.9 x 4.8 each
Framed 22 x 26 cm ( frame to restore)
Vigilance can be identified by the cock standing at his feet and symbolizing attention. Faith, of course, is more easily identifiable with the cross it holds.
Hubert-François Bourguignon d'Anville, dit Gravelot (March 26, 1699 - April 19, 1773) is an illustrator, engraver, illustrator and painter who had some success in London at the beginning of the eighteenth century and gave it the expression " French taste ".
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