A Family Group

1835

Sir David Wilkie

Associated Names
Sir David Wilkie

Artist, Scottish, 1785 - 1841

This is a drawing of a group of people gathered together in a room. The drawing features several figures engaged in an activity involving a table. Some figures have well-defined outlines, while others are only suggested by faint strokes. The composition is centered around a table, with figures placed around it in various poses. Light and shadow are used to imply depth and the play of light across the scene. The drawing style is minimalistic yet expressive, with a sense of motion and interaction conveyed through deliberate strokes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 7.5 x 9.9 cm (2 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.202


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. N.C. Butler; (Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1967-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.
Mrs. N.C. Butler was a descendant of a friend of the artist's (according to O'Neal records).

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: 1st Jany 1835

Wikidata ID

Q64631766

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