Figures Seated Around a Fountain

c. 1755

Jean-Baptiste Lallemand

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Lallemand

Artist, French, 1716 - c. 1803

This is a drawing of figures gathered around a stone structure. The drawing depicts a group of individuals engaging in leisure activity around the stone wall. The figures are shown in different poses, some sitting and others standing. The scene includes individuals wearing hats and flowing garments. In the background, light sketching indicates natural elements like trees. The composition is simple yet elegant, conveying a sense of calm and social interaction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on laid paper; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professor William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 18.2 x 18.8 cm (7 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
    support: 23.9 x 23.4 cm (9 7/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.57.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Agnew & Sons, London); purchased 1969 by William B. O'Neal [1907-1994]; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, checklist, p. 93.

Inscriptions

on mount, lower center in pen and ink: Lallemand; upper right in pen and ink: cinquante quatre; upper center verso in graphite: 8269 Lallemand; lower right verso in graphite: Luna Blue.

Markings

Dealer's label on verso: Thomas Agnew and Sons LTD.

Wikidata ID

Q64581149

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