Secret derobé à un ami (Secret Stolen from a Friend)

Ange-Laurent de Lalive de Jully

National Gallery of Art

This drawing features a mythological figure seated on a barrel or drum, with a smaller scene framed inside. The central figure is depicted as a classical or mythological character, adorned with leaves and vines and holding a tray in one hand and a bottle or jug in the other. The figure's lower part forms an arch around another scene within a circular frame that shows an elegantly dressed person seated inside a richly decorated interior. The drawing has intricate line work characteristic of engraving, and its monochromatic palette emphasizes the detail in the figures and the textures of the drapery and barrel.