This is a drawing of a person standing in an elaborate architectural setting with ornate scrollwork and floral motifs. The drawing illustrates a figure set amidst an intricately detailed Baroque style design. The figure stands with one foot forward, gesturing upwards, surrounded by swirling architectural columns and plant-like decorations. Above and around the person, there's a mixture of shell and foliage designs. The lower section of the drawing contains text in a stylistic script.
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Das Feur / Le Feu (Fire)

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner (German, 1709 - 1761)

c. 1750

Medium
engraving on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 29.53 × 19.37 cm (11 5/8 × 7 5/8 in.) ; sheet: 40.96 × 26.04 cm (16 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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