# A Stage Set with a Statue and a Palace

**Daniel Marot the Younger** (Dutch, 1695–1769)  
1730s (?)  
pen and black ink with gray wash on laid paper  
sheet: 33 x 49.5 cm (13 x 19 1/2 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009.70.25. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.143800.html).

## About this work

Daniel Marot the Younger drew this in the 1730s (?), aged about 35. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image shows a castle with a circular tower, a statue positioned on a pedestal on a path leading to the castle entrance. Tall trees flank the path, forming a natural archway. The castle walls have fortified turrets and an ornate gateway with intricate stonework and carvings. In the background, there are more trees and faint outlines of hills. The scene is in a monochromatic sepia tone, emphasizing depth and detail with subtle shading variations.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Pen and ink.** Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.
- **Laid paper.** Handmade on a mould of close-set wires, which leave fine parallel lines you can see when the sheet is held to the light.

### [Daniel Marot the Younger](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/daniel-marot-the-younger)

Dutch, 1695–1769

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- The artist was about 35
- Real size: about 13 × 19 in (33 × 50 cm). The 16 × 20 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 18th century
- Subjects: Castle, Tree, Statue, Palace, Sky
- Colour: olive
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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