Malheureux! tu veux donc tuer le père de tes enfants?
1841
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1841
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a tense scene in a dimly lit room. A man in a tall hat and military coat stands with a raised sword, glaring at a seated woman. She’s dressed in old-fashioned clothes, looking shocked, with a table and a mirror in the background. The drawing is rough and sketchy, like a quick sketch. The title at the bottom asks, *"Malheureux! tu veux donc tuer le père de tes enfants?"* (roughly, *"Wretched one, do you want to kill your children’s father?"*). It’s clearly a dramatic moment, maybe a fight or confrontation. Next, look up lithography to see how this sketchy style was made.
