It's Too Late (Il est trop tard)

1789

Antoine-François Sergent

Associated Names
Antoine-François Sergent

Artist, French, 1751 - 1847

The image features figures in a rustic interior setting. A boy in white shirt and blue shorts climbs a wooden ladder. A girl in white top and striped skirt sits on hay, with an older woman in white headscarf and pink skirt assisting her. In the background, a man in knee-length trousers and a hat enters through an arched opening, carrying a stick. Various rustic objects are scattered around, with the bright sky visible outside.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and wash manner on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.7 × 25 cm (12 1/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
    plate: 38.8 × 29.8 cm (15 1/4 × 11 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 44.8 × 35.7 cm (17 5/8 × 14 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2467

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at center: Peint et Gravé par A. F. Sergent, 1789.

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q64953804

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