Lithographic Workshop

c. 1828

Jean Charles Develly

Associated Names
Jean Charles Develly

Artist, French, 1783 - 1849

This is a drawing of an interior workshop with various scenes depicting activities. The image shows a workspace with furniture, tools, and art supplies related to lithography. Figures are shown engaged in tasks at wooden tables within a round frame. A printing press is visible on the left. Shelves hold vases, and there is a pitched roof with illuminated framing. French writing appears at the top and bottom of the image. Additional sketches are outside the circular frame, contributing to the drawing's detailed and industrious atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and graphite with brown wash heightened with white on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (diameter): 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 19.4 x 20.5 cm (7 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.55

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

on recto in graphite: (sketches and notes in margins); lower right in brown ink: mettre ... pour la / fabricationdu crayon

Wikidata ID

Q64619723

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