Allegorical Figure Representing America 1747 - 1804

This 18th-century allegorical figure by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, son of the famed Giambattista Tiepolo, depicts a Native American woman seated on a crocodile and holding a staff adorned with a feathered headdress. This work, likely a preparatory sketch for a larger work, embodies the spirit of the Rococo era, utilizing a painterly approach with soft contours and a dynamic composition. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City houses this exquisite drawing.