The Pilgrims

c. 1775

Gaetano Gandolfi

Associated Names
Gaetano Gandolfi

Artist, Bolognese, 1734 - 1802

This is a drawing portraying a group scene with individuals holding placards. The artwork shows an assembly of figures in a crowded formation, each carrying poles with papers or signs attached. The figures are depicted with different textures in their clothing. The background is filled with horizontal lines, emphasizing the density of the crowd. The use of black lines against a lighter background highlights the intricacies of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.4 × 10.3 cm (5 1/4 × 4 1/16 in.)
    plate: 11.5 × 7.3 cm (4 1/2 × 2 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.22.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme 1906, no. 16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Karl Jacob Mayer, Darmstadt (Lugt 5100); (David Tunick, New York); purchased 1975 by NGA

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906.

Inscriptions

recto: none; verso: Gandolfi / Die Pilgs / V16 A6 OTMACH B28, 318 69

Markings

Karl Jacob Mayer (Lugt 5100)

Wikidata ID

Q65568560

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