1796
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La Fontaine de la Régénération sur les débris de la Bastille, le 10 Aout 1793 is a 1796 ink by Antoine-Jean Duclos, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This crowded scene shows a big crowd gathered around a tall, broken column with a statue on top. People are standing, sitting, and pointing toward the column, while others hold flags or weapons. In the background, there’s a distant view of a village and a tree-lined path leading to more figures. The broken column looks like a symbol of something destroyed, with a crowd reacting to it. The artist used fine lines to create lots of detail in the faces and clothing. Next, check out the technique: etching to see how artists like this made sharp, detailed prints.
Antoine-Jean Duclos (1742–1795) was an artist, born in Paris.
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