Past Exhibition

Rosenwald Collection

This is a drawing of a theatrical performance in an ornate architectural setting. The scene shows figures in elaborate 18th-century attire on a stage, with a backdrop of arches and columns. The audience is depicted in balconies surrounding the stage. The drawing includes detailed textures for clothing and architecture, with a framed border emphasizing its theatrical nature.
Charles-Etienne Gaucher, Couronnement de Voltaire (The Crowning of Voltaire), 1782, etching and engraving on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1946.11.110

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    Ground Floor, Central Gallery
This is a drawing of a theatrical performance in an ornate architectural setting. The scene shows figures in elaborate 18th-century attire on a stage, with a backdrop of arches and columns. The audience is depicted in balconies surrounding the stage. The drawing includes detailed textures for clothing and architecture, with a framed border emphasizing its theatrical nature.
Charles-Etienne Gaucher, Couronnement de Voltaire (The Crowning of Voltaire), 1782, etching and engraving on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1946.11.110

Overivew: Manuscript illuminations and drawings from the 11th to the 15th century were exhibited, as well as prints to the 20th century, all acquired since 1945.

Catalog: Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, by Elizabeth Mongan. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1950.

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