Study for Clovis (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858) 1820 - 1875

This is a preparatory study, drawn in red chalk, for the figure of Saint Clovis that is included in a series of wall paintings commissioned by the French government from Isidore Pils. The study was completed around 1820–1875 and is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The figure in the study is shown from the waist up, wearing a simple robe, in a devotional pose with hands clasped in prayer. Pils was a noted history painter in the 19th century. His works often depict scenes of piety and devotion, frequently based on Christian subjects.