1808
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Queue du premier Theâtre français is a 1808 ink by Jean Henri Marlet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white drawing shows a crowd outside a theater. People are dressed in old-fashioned clothes, some standing in line while others chat or look around. A few hold canes or bags, and one man is holding up a small clock. The building has large columns and a sign above the door. The title means "Line for the First French Theater," so this scene is about waiting to get in. The artist used a quick, sketchy style to show the busy energy of the moment. Next, look up lithography to see how this print was made.
Jean-Henri Marlet, aka Jean Henry Marlet (18 November 1771 – 1847), was a French painter and engraver.
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