The Spinner
1759
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Artist
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (1736–1810) was a French artist, born in Lyon.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Spinner is a 1759 ink by Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet outdoor scene with a small wooden house and bare trees. A person sits on a stool, spinning thread near a barrel. Another barrel sits nearby, and a dog lies in the background. The ground is rough, and the whole image has a warm brown tone. The artist used fine lines to show details like the bark on trees and the texture of the wood. This kind of drawing is called etching and drypoint. Look up etching, drypoint to see how artists create these kinds of prints.
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (1736–1810) was a French artist, born in Lyon.
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