Ontwerp voor een grafmonument voor prinses Anastasiya Trubetskaya: blad met inscriptie

About this artwork

Pendant van blad met beeld (inventarisnummer RP-T-1949-523).

Art Historical Context

This delicate drawing by Edme Bouchardon presents the inscription panel for a proposed funerary monument dedicated to Princess Anastasiya Trubetskaya. Created on paper measuring just 96 by millimeters, the sheet forms half of a paired; its companion drawing (RP-T-1949-523) depicts sculptural elements that would accompanied the text. Bouchardon, an esteemed French draftsman and sculptor of the eighteenth century, prepared such studies as working documents that guided the realization of grand commemorative projects. The modest scale and precise layout reveal the artist’s careful attention to how lettering would integrate with architectural and figural components. As a preparatory work rather than a finished monument, the drawing offers insight into the collaborative process between sculptor and patron in eighteenth-century Europe. Its survival allows visitors to appreciate the thoughtful planning behind memorials that honored distinguished figures such as Princess Trubetskaya.

About the Artist

Edme Bouchardon · 1698–1762

Born 29 May 1698; died 27 July 1762. Bouchardon was a student of Guillaume Coustou, and won the prix de Rome in 1722. He spent ten years (1722-1732) in Rome, Italy working on various projects for Pope Clement XII. In 1732 Bouchardon was recalled to Paris and named sculptor to the king. Bouchardon became a professor at the Académie Royale in 1746. He worked on an equestrian monument of Louis XV, Ki...