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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
- 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
NGA object ID 36960. 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.