Evening Gathering in the Palais Fries

1800

Joseph Fischer

Associated Names
Joseph Fischer

Artist, Austrian, 1769 - 1822

This is a drawing of an interior scene with a group of people gathered around a table. The room is illuminated by a central hanging lamp, casting light over a table where a large sheet of paper is prominently displayed. Around the table, several individuals appear to be engaged in discussion or observation, with some pointing towards the paper. The room is filled with numerous other figures, some standing and conversing in the background. The drawing employs soft shading and fine lines to create a sense of depth and interaction within the space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 14 × 24 cm (5 1/2 × 9 7/16 in.)
    image: 12.4 × 22.4 cm (4 7/8 × 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.66.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, Paris); purchased 2021 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.: 351.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image: d'apres nature par J Fischer 1800; verso: at bottom right, in graphite: J. Fischer [?] 1800 140802 [number in box] 0.753

Markings

none

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