While reading about the Old Master drawing I would eventually choose to copy, I came across the information that it was credited to the French sculptor Augustin Pajou (1730-1809). Unfortunately, this same source also stated that, while the drawing was credited to Pajou, it was most likely not done by him - and it is unclear who actually made the drawing. Therefore, I have no way of knowing who the real Old Master is, so my post will be on the artist to whom the drawing was attributed: Pajou himself. Augustin Pajou was born on September 19, 1730 in Paris, France, to a sculptor father. Said father was his first teacher, but his potential was great enough to switch teachers and instead learn from Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. At only eighteen, he won first prize at the Royal Academy in Paris for sculpture, a feat initially unheard of. Pajou eventually worked on many official buildings and was even funded by two French kings - Louis XV and XVI. Though he died on May 8, 1809, his legacy still lives on. Credit line: Truth, after Gianlorenzo Bernini's Truth Unveiled, 1750s (?) Red chalk; 42.5 x 28.4 cm (16 3/4 x 11 3/16 in) Ackland Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Supporting articles: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augustin-Pajou http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/331/augustin-pajou-french-1730-1809/ Citations: "Augustin Pajou." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Ed. Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2016. J. Paul Getty Trust. "Augustin Pajou (French, 1730 - 1809) (Getty Museum)." The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. J. Paul Getty Trust, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
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