Antique French Academic Charcoal Drawing — Classical Figure, Signed, Mid-19th Century, Custom Framed with Conservation Glass coming-soon The Passage des Panoramas is

The Passage des Panoramas is one of Paris's oldest covered galleries

Custom Framed with Conservation Glass A striking example of French academic draftsmanship

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Antique French Academic Charcoal Drawing — Classical Figure, Signed, Mid-19th Century, Custom Framed with Conservation Glass coming-soon The Passage des Panoramas isAntique French Academic Charcoal Drawing Classical Figure, Signed, Mid 19th Century, Custom Framed with Conservation Glass A striking example of French academic draftsmanship, this mid 19th century charcoal drawing depicts a classical female figure almost certainly Athena (Minerva), goddess of wisdom and war rendered with confident, assured line work characteristic of the French atelier tradition. The figure stands in a dynamic contrapposto pose,