Female Figure

Etienne Delaune

National Gallery of Art

This is a print of a symmetrical ornament decorated with several figures. In the lower center is the largest figure, who appears to be a human with wings. Their torso is bare, and they have no legs, but instead two swirling lines below their navel. This figure is surrounded by motifs like winged animals, scrolls, leaves, feathers, floral elements, and decorative swirls. Winged horses, the heads of lions, a bird, and a fish are distinguishable. The design is black, and the details are the tan color of the paper the print is on.