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This is a drawing of a scene with multiple figures. In the center, a person is reclining with a gun nearby. Another figure is standing next to them, gesturing dramatically. Two other figures are in the background, one raising a weapon and the other moving to the left. The setting includes stone surfaces and fog or smoke in the background.
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This is a drawing of a scene with multiple figures. In the center, a person is reclining with a gun nearby. Another figure is standing next to them, gesturing dramatically. Two other figures are in the background, one raising a weapon and the other moving to the left. The setting includes stone surfaces and fog or smoke in the background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"Les Scélérats!..."

Hippolyte Bellangé

Date
1830
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
image: 19.4 x 14.8 cm (7 5/8 x 5 13/16 in.) sheet: 29.2 x 20.8 cm (11 1/2 x 8 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2004.128.5
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Album patriotique (plate 3)

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Seated figure
  • Weapons
  • Figures
  • Writing
Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Inscription

lower right in image: Hte. Bellangé 1830; lower left below image: lith. de Gihaut frères éditeurs; lower right below image: Boulevard des Italiens No. 5.; lower center below image: Les scélérats!... ils l'ont tué. / (28 juillet 1830).

NGA object ID 111236. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.