Eucharist

c. 1650

Jean Dughet after Nicolas Poussin

Associated Names
Jean Dughet

Artist, French, 1614 - 1676

Nicolas Poussin

Artist, French, 1594 - 1665

This is a drawing of a gathering around a long table. The composition shows a group of individuals seated and reclining on both sides of a rectangle table. The table is filled with various dishes. Above, a large lamp-like structure hangs from the ceiling, casting a shadow on the back wall. The architectural elements in the room, such as tall columns and a checkered floor, create a sense of depth and structure. The figures are depicted with detailed expressions and gestures. The perspective and line work give the image dimension, capturing the atmosphere of an intimate and historical interior setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on two sheets of laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 51.8 × 65.7 cm (20 3/8 × 25 7/8 in.) trimmed to platemark
    mount: 62.3 × 80.1 cm (24 1/2 × 31 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.102.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, 7-8 June 1996, no. 5332, prints from a dilapidated album); (James Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA, 1996); purchased by NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in image: 3; lower right on edge of table in image: Nic. Poussin / Inventor; lower right in pen and ink: 65.

Watermarks

shield (left) and double-encircled fleur-de-lys surmounted by an ‘O’ or ‘G’ (right)


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