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The image depicts a sketch of a group of people, including two women and four men. The women are in the center, shown from the waist up, wearing elegant dresses with off-shoulder designs. The men are positioned around them, also shown from the waist up, wearing tuxedos or formal jackets. One man has a mustache. The sketch shows basic outlines of the figures and their clothing, with no visible details of jewelry or objects. The background is plain, emphasizing the figures.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
At an Evening Party
Jean-Louis Forain
- Medium
- pen and brown ink on wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 35.9 x 23 cm (14 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1943.3.3913
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- amusement
- genre
- Impressionist
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Inscription
"j.l. forain" lower left margin, brown ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "13" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "595 X 38 / [illeg.] c. 143 [ 146 [illeg.]" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Marks
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
None.
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