La matrone d'Ephese

Jean-Louis Delignon and Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a scene in an interior setting. The image depicts figures in robes and classical architecture. An arched ceiling frames the upper part of the drawing, where a reclining figure is positioned over a decorative pedestal or monument. In the foreground, there are two figures; one is offering a tray and appears to be a helmeted soldier, while another figure is kneeling and attending to a resting figure on a stone or altar. The rendering is detailed, with attention to the drapery of the clothing, expressions of the figures, and ornate architectural elements.