Events over the Railings, Chelsea Embankment

c. 1888 - 1889

Theodore Roussel

Associated Names
Theodore Roussel

Artist, British, 1847 - 1926

Theodore Roussel

Printer, British, 1847 - 1926

This is a drawing of a group of people standing by a fence with blurred buildings in the background. The drawing features several figures standing in a casual grouping, with one figure sitting in a wheeled contraption. The figures are sketched with minimal detail, using light, rapid strokes. The background suggests an urban setting, with faint outlines of buildings and windows. The overall composition has a relaxed, everyday scene quality, capturing a moment of interaction or pause among the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 9.5 × 11.8 cm (3 3/4 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7593

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hausberg 1991, no. 11, state only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Hausberg, Margaret Dunwoody. The Prints of Theodore Roussel: a catalogue raisonné. Bronxville, NY: 1991, no. 11, state only.

Inscriptions

"Theodore Roussel" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Theodore Roussel" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q65025750

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