Drawing, Self-Portrait of Felice Giani; recto: Muses Seated Beneath a Tree, late 18th–early 19th century

Recto: group of classically-inspired female figures in loose drapery gather and sit around a large rock and several trees in the center of the composition verso: half-length portrait of a man wearing a top hat and collared jacket seated leaning on the top rail of a chair and looking off to the right of the composition. In front of the man is a tabletop with several objects resting on the surface. Date: late 18th–early 19th century. Dimensions: 39.2 x 24.7 cm (15 3/8 x 9 3/4 in), irregular. Medium: brush and brown wash, paper, pen and brown ink. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Self-Portrait of Felice Giani; recto- Muses Seated Beneath a Tree, late 18th–early 19th century (CH 18113347)