1785
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Noce de Village (Village Wedding) is a 1785 ink by Charles-Melchior Descourtis, a Romanticism work, depicting Tent, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a crowded village wedding. People fill a small room, some standing, some seated. The bride sits in a chair, wearing a white dress. This scene feels alive. The artist used pink ink to soften the image. It looks almost like a sketch, not a stiff painting. Look up cross-hatching if you want to see how artists use lines to shade their work.
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (1753–1820) was a French artist, born in Paris.
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