Penance

c. 1650

Jean Dughet, after Nicolas Poussin

Associated Names
Jean Dughet

Artist, French, 1614 - 1676

Nicolas Poussin

Artist After, French, 1594 - 1665

This is a drawing of a classical banquet scene. The scene shows a group of figures reclining on couches around a table in an ancient architectural setting. Elaborate Corinthian columns frame the scene, which opens up to a balustraded area overlooking a scenic view with trees and cloudy skies in the background. Various dishes and vessels are on the table, and some characters are serving food or raising goblets. The detailed line work and shading give depth to the figures and architecture, conveying a sense of opulence and historical significance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on two sheets of laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 51.4 × 66.3 cm (20 1/4 × 26 1/8 in.) trimmed within platemark
    mount: 63 × 79.5 cm (24 13/16 × 31 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.102.4

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 left in plate: Nic. Poussin Inventor; lower center in image: 4o; lower right in pen and ink: 66.

Watermarks

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

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