1831
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Paysans se reposant dans la Campagne (Peasants Resting in the Countryside) is a 1831 ink by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet hillside scene with a group of people resting under a big tree. The landscape has rolling hills, a few scattered bushes, and a distant shoreline. One person sits on the grass, while others lean against the tree or lie down. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to make it feel quick and natural. This style was common in early 19th-century travel drawings. Look up lithography to see how this print was made.
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet was a French painter and printmaker, more especially of military subjects.
See the richer artist page
