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This is a painting of a bustling market scene. The artwork depicts a vibrant marketplace filled with market stalls and numerous gathered figures. Baskets filled with various goods are visible among tents and tables that form the structure of the market. The figures are dressed in period attire. The artist employs soft colors with a delicate balance of lines to provide an impression of the lively and social atmosphere typical of a traditional market.
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This is a painting of a bustling market scene. The artwork depicts a vibrant marketplace filled with market stalls and numerous gathered figures. Baskets filled with various goods are visible among tents and tables that form the structure of the market. The figures are dressed in period attire. The artist employs soft colors with a delicate balance of lines to provide an impression of the lively and social atmosphere typical of a traditional market.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Outdoor Market

Samuel Prout

Medium
graphite with watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 6.8 x 15.8 cm (2 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1995.52.142
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • daily life
  • genre
  • Shopping
Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1974-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 26 / [B ] / them in / one piece

NGA object ID 76121. 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.