(Johann Heinrich) Ferdinand Olivier|Heinrich Olivier
The Invention of the Art of Drawing (the daughter of Butades of Sicyon and her Lover)
1804
Pen and gray ink, watercolor; framing line in pen and black ink, by the artists
11.2 × 8.5 cm (4.4 × 3.3 in)
SEE IT IN PERSON
Not currently on view
In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
Discussion
Be the first to share your thoughts.
Sign in to join the discussion.
More like this
Jean Honoré Fragonard|Nicholas François Regnault — La Fontai
Jean Mathieu|Jean Honoré Fragonard — The Pledge of Love
Jacques Guillaume Legrand — The Ingenious Love
Charles Clément Bervic — Le Serment (The Oath)
Francis Hayman — Illustration to Roderick Random, by Tobias 
Anonymous, French, 18th century — Figures in a Landscape
François Jean Sablet — Satyrs Abducting Nymphs
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753–1820) — The Lover 
Style of Conrad Martin Metz — Venus and Adonis
Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt — Night
Bartolomeo Pinelli — Venus Presents Cupid to Calypso, from 
Francesco Bartolozzi|Richard Cosway|J. Walker — Venus and Ad