Past Exhibition

French Eighteenth-Century Aquatints

This is a painting of a chaotic domestic scene in a rustic interior setting. The image shows a moment of turmoil with scattered items and two figures tumbling in the foreground. A third figure stands in the doorway, adding to the sense of movement and drama. The setting includes wooden structures and tools, with a warm sepia tone giving it a vintage quality. Detailed elements like beams, a partially open door, and foliage are also depicted. The style is reminiscent of Jean-Honoré Fragonard's lively compositions.
François-Philippe Charpentier, Pierre-François Basan, La Culbute (The Tumble), 1766, etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper, Widener Collection, 1942.9.2312

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    Ground Floor, Gallery G-9
This is a painting of a chaotic domestic scene in a rustic interior setting. The image shows a moment of turmoil with scattered items and two figures tumbling in the foreground. A third figure stands in the doorway, adding to the sense of movement and drama. The setting includes wooden structures and tools, with a warm sepia tone giving it a vintage quality. Detailed elements like beams, a partially open door, and foliage are also depicted. The style is reminiscent of Jean-Honoré Fragonard's lively compositions.
François-Philippe Charpentier, Pierre-François Basan, La Culbute (The Tumble), 1766, etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper, Widener Collection, 1942.9.2312

Overview: The aquatints on view came from the Widener collection.

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