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This is a sepia-toned ink and wash drawing on paper depicting a group of figures in motion. The figures are dressed in historical costumes with wide-brimmed hats and flowing garments. The loose and gestural lines suggest movement and energy, while cross-hatching creates depth and shadow. The scene is lively and dramatic, with figures leaning in different directions.
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This is a sepia-toned ink and wash drawing on paper depicting a group of figures in motion. The figures are dressed in historical costumes with wide-brimmed hats and flowing garments. The loose and gestural lines suggest movement and energy, while cross-hatching creates depth and shadow. The scene is lively and dramatic, with figures leaning in different directions.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Convivial Gathering with a Man Playing a Hurdy-Gurdy

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison

Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 11.7 x 16.2 cm (4 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.42.a
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • group
  • figure
  • Hat
  • Man
  • Figures
Provenance

J.C. Ritter von Klinkosch [1822-1888], Vienna (Lugt 577). Prof. Dr. Adam Politzer [1835-1920], Vienna (Similar to Lugt 2037). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York: Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by later hand, lower right in graphite: Bison (erased)

NGA object ID 143792. 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.