1785
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Noce de Village (Village Wedding) is a 1785 ink by Charles-Melchior Descourtis, a Romanticism work, depicting Tent, held at National Gallery of Art.
A village wedding fills the scene. Guests crowd a small room with low beams. The bride sits stiff in a chair, her red dress bright against drab walls. This print uses ink washes, not paint. The colors are earthy—ochre and soft reds—printed in layers. The artist etched lines first, then inked them, a trick called cross-hatching. The technique gives the scene depth with just a few lines. It feels like a snapshot, but planned out. Look up cross-hatching to see how simple lines build shadows and shapes.
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (1753–1820) was a French artist, born in Paris.
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