Dido, Queen of Carthage

Cybele Opposing Vesuvius to Protect the Cities of Stabiae, Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Resina (with detail of Vesuvius) by François-Edouard Picot, preparatory sketch for the ceiling painting in the Egyptian Galleries of the Louvre 

French, c. 1828

oil on canvas

private collection

Cupid with Psyche Extinguishing the Lamp and Vulcan Discovering Venus and Mars by François-Edouard Picot

French, 19th century

black ink and brown, gray, or black wash on brown laid paper, with white heightening 

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.