Project for a Monument by Edward Pierce, the younger

Project for a Monument c. 1695

drawing, print, paper, ink, ink-drawings, graphite, pen

drawing

aged paper

toned paper

parchment

print

pencil sketch

old engraving style

gold leaf

etching

paper

ink

coffee painting

england

ink-drawings

water

graphite

pen

golden font

pencil art

Edward Pierce the Younger’s *Project for a Monument*, c. 1695, is a pen and ink drawing for a large, ornate monument. The design features a draped canopy and two cherubs, the figures of which are detailed in a highly realistic style. The drawing's careful composition and technical skill exemplify the artist’s training in the highly refined style of European Baroque architecture, a style that was still influential in England at this time. This drawing is one of several designs in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago that are believed to have been intended for an English patron.