A review on the Champs de Mars

Le Paon, Jean-Baptiste (1738-1785)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1773
Height:
14.2 cm  (5 9/16 in.)
Width:
18.5 cm  (7 5/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
gouache

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1963.15.17]

Description

In the background, a parade of an army. In the foreground, a statue of horse, on which is seated a putto blowing a straight trumpet.

Iconclass

45B321
review, inspection (of company, unit, troop)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet [6556]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

4037