Boissy d'Anglas présidant la Convention le 1er Prairial An III

1882

Félix Bracquemond after Eugène Delacroix

Associated Names
Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

Eugène Delacroix

Artist After, French, 1798 - 1863

This is a painting of a crowded hall or theater filled with motion and tension. Various people are depicted in dramatic poses within a grand, dimly-lit interior space with draped ceilings. Some figures hold weapons or point, adding to the chaos. The scene suggests an upheaval inside what appears to be an assembly hall, with galleries above filled with onlookers. The detailed figures convey a sense of energy and intensity within the crowded space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    plate: 41.4 x 51.4 cm (16 5/16 x 20 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 45.1 x 58.4 cm (17 3/4 x 23 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.166.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 341, State ix/ix

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 left: E. DELACROIX PINXT; lower center: Imp A Salmon / BOISSY D'ANGLAS PRÉSIDANT LA CONVENTION LE 1ER PRAIRIAL AN III; lower right: BRACQUEMOND ACQUF.

Wikidata ID

Q76339332

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