L'accident imprevu
1789
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1789
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'accident imprevu is a 1789 ink by J.-Louis Darcis, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This room looks small and cluttered, with a woman in a long dress standing near a window. She’s holding a piece of paper and seems focused on something. A boy in old-fashioned clothes stands nearby, looking up at her. The room has a shelf with a bust on it, a table with a chair, and a curtain hanging in the corner. Light streams in through the window, making the space feel a little brighter. The woman’s dress and the boy’s clothes suggest this might be from a long time ago. The artist used shading to make the scene feel real, especially the way the light hits the curtain and the wall. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one made prints.
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