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Two men are depicted in a room. One man is seated, while the other is standing and reaching out towards him. The seated man has a serene expression, styled hair, and is wearing indoor attire typical of the 18th century. The standing man wears a tricorn hat and period clothing. The room is adorned with a draped canopy, a wooden table with candlesticks, and decorative wall molding.
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Two men are depicted in a room. One man is seated, while the other is standing and reaching out towards him. The seated man has a serene expression, styled hair, and is wearing indoor attire typical of the 18th century. The standing man wears a tricorn hat and period clothing. The room is adorned with a draped canopy, a wooden table with candlesticks, and decorative wall molding.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ah! Jeune homme à ton bienfaiteur

Nicolas Delaunay after Jean-Michel Moreau

Date
1774
Medium
etching and engraving
Classification
Print
Accession number
1942.9.2488
Credit line
Widener Collection
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Collection ... des oeuvres de Rousseau: La nouvelle Héloïse

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Seated figure
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Male figure
  • Table
  • Bed

NGA object ID 3119. 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.