1750
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1750: The New Pier of Naples is a 1750 ink by Jérôme Charles Bellicard, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a tall, fancy tower on a wide brick pier. Below the tower, people in old-fashioned clothes walk along the pier, while ships float in the water nearby. The scene looks like a busy harbor with buildings and waves at the bottom. The tower has a clock and statues, and the whole image is drawn with fine lines and shading. The artist used a technique that lets them show light and shadow well. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one made detailed prints.
Jérôme Charles Bellicard (1726–1786) was an artist.
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