Guardhouse

1758

Jean-Charles François after Carle Van Loo

Associated Names
Jean-Charles François

Artist, French, 1717 - 1769

Carle Van Loo

Artist After, French, 1705 - 1765

The image shows five men in a dimly lit interior. They are gathered around a table. The central figure in the foreground is slumped over with his head resting on the table, his hair covered by a helmet. The men around him are engaged in drinking and eating, with one holding a glass. They are dressed in historical or period clothing, with a mix of armor and tunics. The background features heavy beams and ropes. A large drum rests near one man, who is holding it with one leg propped on the table. Belts, straps, and various accoutrements are visible on the men.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner and softground etching printed in brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ivan E. and Winifred Phillips in memory of Neil Phillips

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.9 x 67.8 cm (18 1/16 x 26 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 47.4 x 68 cm (18 11/16 x 26 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.135.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hérold 1931, no. 67, State undescribed, between ii and iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Boston); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 4.

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

1931

  • Hérold, Jacques. Gravure en manière de crayon, Jean-Charles François. Paris, 1931.

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004: no. 4.

Inscriptions

lower center in image: Carle Vanloo del 1757; lower right in image: A Paris chez françois / au triangle dor hotel des Ursins derrier St Denis de la Chartre / lower right in plate below image: au triangle dOr hotel des Ursins derrier St. Denis de la Chartre; across bottom of plate, Dédié / A Monsieur Le Marquis de Marigny Conseiller du Roy en ses Conseils, Comandeur des Ordres de Sa Majesté, Directeur et / Ordonnateur Général de Ses Batiments, jardins, Arts, Academies et Manufactures Royales; lower right in plate: par Son tres humble et tres obeissant serviteur J.C. françois / auteur de l'art d. grav. d. l gt d craion penre du Roy et grav. d. Desseins du Cabinet de S.M.; in later hand, lower left verso on sticker: B.54

Wikidata ID

Q75426466

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