Five Vignettes

Hippolyte Bellangé

Associated Names
Hippolyte Bellangé

Artist, French, 1800 - 1860

The image shows a collection of sketches featuring various scenes and characters. In the upper left corner, there is a full-body profile of a man walking with a large backpack on his shoulders, wearing a hat with a feather and holding a cane-like stick. He is dressed in a jacket, pants tucked into boots. To the right are two figures – an older man with a large hat and a younger boy. The older man is seated on a stone wearing loose clothing and boots, with his arm resting on a cane. The boy stands in front of him, holding something in his hand and wearing a hat and cloak. At the bottom left, there is a close-up of a man's face and shoulders with a downturned gaze, tousled hair, and dressed in a collared garment. In the bottom right, there is a back-view portrait of a kneeling figure in a hooded cloak, with a peaceful rural scene in the background featuring a small house surrounded by trees. The drawings are monochromatic with detailed shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.2 x 34.3 cm (9 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.128.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 5, State ?


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

Inscriptions

lower center in image: h.te. Bellangé 1828; upper right: No. 21; lower left below image: Chez Gihaut Frères, éditeurs, boulevard des Italiens; lower right below image: Lith de Villain

Wikidata ID

Q75427780

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