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The image is a sketch showing a group of people in dynamic positions. The individuals have sketchy and impressionistic facial features and hairstyles. They are dressed in loose garments, some with patterns or stains. The background includes architectural elements like pillars and arches. The color scheme is primarily grey and blue with hints of red and white.
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The image is a sketch showing a group of people in dynamic positions. The individuals have sketchy and impressionistic facial features and hairstyles. They are dressed in loose garments, some with patterns or stains. The background includes architectural elements like pillars and arches. The color scheme is primarily grey and blue with hints of red and white.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Dramatic Scene with a Fainting Woman

Gustave Doré

Medium
graphite with gray wash, heightened with white gouache (partially oxidized) on blue wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 12.3 x 8.4 cm (4 13/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.108
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • Figures
Provenance

(Brian Sewell, London); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1978; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

NGA object ID 143809. 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.