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This is a drawing of an artist in a studio surrounded by artworks. The image depicts a spacious studio with various pieces of art hanging on the walls and scattered on the floor. The wall is filled with drawings and paintings showing scenes and figures. An artist is seated at an easel, painting or drawing a canvas while holding a palette. The setting includes large windows bringing light into the space, and a nearby table holds sketches and rolled-up papers. A dog stands nearby.
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This is a drawing of an artist in a studio surrounded by artworks. The image depicts a spacious studio with various pieces of art hanging on the walls and scattered on the floor. The wall is filled with drawings and paintings showing scenes and figures. An artist is seated at an easel, painting or drawing a canvas while holding a palette. The setting includes large windows bringing light into the space, and a nearby table holds sketches and rolled-up papers. A dog stands nearby.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Artist's Studio [recto]

Frans Francken the Younger

Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 20.4 x 31.7 cm (8 1/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1985.1.32.a
Credit line
Julius S. Held Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Baroque
  • Flemish
  • art
  • genre
  • Artist's studio
Provenance

Charles-Paul-Jean-Baptiste de Bourgevin Vialart de Saint-Morys [1743-1795], Paris and London (Lugt 474). Julius S. Held [1905-2002], New York (Lugt 4805), by 1970; gift 1985 to NGA.

Watermarks

Foolscap

NGA object ID 65748. 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.