The Piper

Théodore Gericault

Associated Names
Théodore Gericault

Artist, French, 1791 - 1824

The image displays an older man playing a bagpipe while standing with his back slightly turned. He holds the instrument against his chest with both hands. The man has a large nose and a long beard. He wears a high-crowned hat, a long coat, wrapped leg coverings, and shoes. A small dog on a leash walks beside him. The background depicts masonry and brick structures with buildings in the distance under a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42.4 x 34 cm (16 11/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.157.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 30, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Craddock & Brannard, London); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased August 14, 1979; gift to NGA, 2003.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q76358683

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