François Gabriel Guillaume Lépaulle
1832
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1832 by François Gabriel Guillaume Lépaulle, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a man and woman in a dimly lit room. The man sits in a chair wearing a cape, armor, and a feathered hat. The woman kneels beside him in a flowing white dress, holding a fan. Behind them, shelves hold jars and a statue of a bird, while a window lets in faint light. The woman’s pose and the man’s armor suggest a mix of everyday life and fantasy. The dark background and strong contrasts between light and shadow create a moody feel. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works in other art.
A man in a tartan kilt, jacket, bonnet, and socks sleeps in a wing-chair before a plain fireplace in a dimly lit room, a long plaid draped across the floor. To his right, a kneeling sylph, adorned with a calf-length dress, floral wreath, wings, and multiple pearl ornaments, rests her right hand and left elbow on his thigh while turning her face toward the viewer. The arched window behind them opens onto a garden, and a staircase is visible in the background. The print bears the inscription *"La Sylphide d'après le tableau original appartenant à Mad.elle Taglioni."*
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Guillaume François-Gabriel Lépaulle (21 January 1804, Versailles – 28 August 1886, Aÿ) was a French painter associated with the Barbizon school.
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