Art, literature & history
The Ludovisi Water Carrier
1752/1756
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk with gray wash on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 19 x 13.1 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1999.75.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Augustin Pajou. The Ludovisi Water Carrier. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Ludovisi Water Carrier — Augustin Pajou. 1752/1756.
Medium: black chalk with gray wash on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 19 x 13.1 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1999.75.2. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.