Le Commerce 1810

"Le Commerce" is a charcoal drawing created by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon in 1810. It depicts a draped figure, possibly a female personification of commerce, writing in a book. Prud'hon was a celebrated Neoclassical artist who specialized in portraiture and allegorical paintings. The drawing's careful detail and realistic rendering of the figure are hallmarks of Prud'hon's style.