1765
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
La malheureuse famille Calas (The Unfortunate Calas Family) is a 1765 ink by Jean-Baptiste Delafosse, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a family of seven people gathered in a room, with a man standing at a desk on the left, holding a piece of paper. He is dressed in 18th-century attire, with a waistcoat and breeches. The family members are seated or standing around him, all wearing dark clothing. The room has a stone floor and walls, with a staircase leading up to the left and a barred window on the back wall. The family members are all looking at the man holding the paper, with concerned expressions on their faces. The atmosphere is somber and serious. The engraving technique used to create this image is notable for its use of cross-hatching to create shading and depth. For more information on this technique, look up "engraving".
Jean-Baptiste Delafosse (1765–1765) was an artist.
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