This is a drawing of a dimly lit interior scene with two figures interacting. One figure is seated at a table, looking surprised, while the other figure is standing and leaning forward towards them with one arm extended. The table holds a pair of candlesticks, casting shadows in the room. The seated figure is draped in robes and positioned to the left, with a curtain in the background. The standing figure on the right is dressed in cloaked attire reminiscent of 18th-century fashion. The room is richly furnished with a curtain, chair, and wooden table.
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This is a drawing of a dimly lit interior scene with two figures interacting. One figure is seated at a table, looking surprised, while the other figure is standing and leaning forward towards them with one arm extended. The table holds a pair of candlesticks, casting shadows in the room. The seated figure is draped in robes and positioned to the left, with a curtain in the background. The standing figure on the right is dressed in cloaked attire reminiscent of 18th-century fashion. The room is richly furnished with a curtain, chair, and wooden table.

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
1949.5.506
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

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

Subjects and terms

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

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