Five Vignettes

1831

Hippolyte Bellangé

Associated Names
Hippolyte Bellangé

Artist, French, 1800 - 1860

This is a drawing of various scenes depicting domestic life and interactions. The drawing features five distinct scenes. The top left scene shows two individuals in historical costumes engaged in conversation, holding a large firearm and a walking stick. The top right portrays a woman in a striped dress with a jug on her head gesturing towards a seated figure leaning against a wall. Below, three more vignettes depict an individual seated at a desk, another sewing with concentration, and a couple dancing in formal attire. The piece is rendered in a detailed and realistic style, with intricate textures and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.5 x 34.8 cm (10 7/16 x 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.128.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Adeline 1880, no. 213, State -218 (series)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1880

  • Adeline, Julse. Hippolyte Bellangé et son oeuvre. Paris, 1880.

Inscriptions

lower center in image: h.te. Bellangé. 1831; lower left below image: Impr. lith. de Gihaut frères éditeurs; lower right below image: Boulevard des Italiens No 5

Wikidata ID

Q75427872

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