Design for "The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1774: Hercules and the Dragon in the Garden of the Hesperides"

Paolo Posi and Giuseppe Palazzi

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of an elaborate architectural facade. The drawing depicts a large, ornate building with classical architectural features such as columns, pediments, and balustrades. The central section of the building is elevated, with a large archway and a grand staircase leading up to it. Sculptures adorn the top of the structure and the stairs. Below, there are various figures and a majestic fountain with sculptural elements. The drawing is rendered in a monochrome palette.