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This is a painting of an interior scene featuring a group of finely dressed individuals in a lavish room. The room is adorned with red drapery, wooden paneling, and a tiled floor. There is a table set with glassware and a golden bowl. In the background, elegantly dressed figures, likely women in elaborate gowns, are seen standing and appearing to partake in a musical or theatrical performance, with musical instruments visible among them. The lighting is soft and warm, casting a gentle glow over the scene and emphasizing the textures and details of their clothing. This painting is in the style of Jean-Antoine Watteau.
National Gallery of Art · Painting
A Celebration
Eugène Isabey
- Date
- 1874
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 63.5 × 53.34 cm (25 × 21 in.) framed: 83.82 × 49.53 × 12.7 cm (33 × 19 1/2 × 5 in.)
- Classification
- Painting
- Accession number
- 2015.19.121
- Credit line
- Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1891)
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CF
Subjects and terms
- painted surface
- French
- French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century. Part II: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
- Genre scene
- interior scene
- genre
Provenance
George I. Seney [1826-1893], New York; (his sale, American Art Association, New York, 11-13 February 1891, no. 228, as _The Wedding Festival_); purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Inscription
lower left: E.I. / '74
NGA object ID 177682. 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.