La Sentinelle en défaut

1771

Nicolas Delaunay

Associated Names
Nicolas Delaunay

Artist, French, 1739 - 1792

Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

Artist After, French, 1723 - 1769

This is a drawing of a dimly lit room with draped beds. The room has hanging drapes and garments around three distinct beds in a rustic, wooden interior. At the center, there is a scene with two figures on a bed, one of whom appears to be holding something up while the other sits closely. The texture and shading in the drawing create depth and warmth, focusing attention on the central interaction. Objects like a stool with clothes and a small container are scattered around the room, adding to the domestic atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2222

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 6


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1880

  • Portalis, baron Roger and Henri Beraldi. Les graveurs du dix-huitieme siecle. 2 parts, 3 vols. each part. Paris, 1880.

1987

  • Taylor, Sean J. "Pendants and Commercial Ploys: Formal and Informal Relationships in the Work of Nicolas Delaunay." Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschicte 50, no 4(1987): 509-538.

Wikidata ID

Q64960721

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