1854
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Dis-Donc, grande soeur... is a 1854 ink by Édouard de Beaumont, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two women in a dim room. One stands, holding a glass, dressed in a long, flowing skirt and high-necked blouse. The other sits in a chair, holding a baby doll, with a similar old-fashioned outfit. The walls look plain, and light comes from the left, casting shadows. The standing woman’s outfit and the doll’s size hint at everyday life from long ago. The sketch feels quick and rough, like it was drawn fast. Want to know more? Check out lithography to see how this kind of drawing was made.
Charles-Édouard de Beaumont (1812/1821, in Lannion – 12 January 1888, in Paris), better known as Édouard de Beaumont, was a French painter, watercolourist, draughtsman, illustrator and lithographer.
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