Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Charcoal Drawing of Caryatid with Oar angular mug which are the only clubs

which are the only clubs of this deck that have endured

with a spatter of orange paint on the sides for extra flourish

down to the stippled leaves on the trees that hover over the figures

but these charmed me for being cheerful but not at all fussy

Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Charcoal Drawing of Caryatid with Oar angular mug which are the only clubsThis drawing came from a portfolio of academic charcoal drawings, dated between 1800 1813, discovered in Paris by a Belgian seller, who I purchased this one from. Especially because of the oar she is holding (which makes me especially love this), I believe the drawing may be based on a late 17th century caryatid by Raphael painted below the fresco of 'The Meeting between Leo the Great and Attila' in the Stanza di Eliodoro in the Vatican, who is