Earth Receiving the Code of Roman Law from the Emperors Hadrian and Justinian
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Charles Meynier
Artist bio: French, Paris 1768–1832 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1802–03
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white over black chalk on brownish paper. Squared in black chalk.
Dimensions: 24 5/8 x 15 15/16 in.  (62.5 x 40.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. David T. Schiff Gift, 1977
Accession year: 1977
Tags: Men|Lions