Dulcinea del Toboso
1855
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1855
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This shows a woman in a white dress with dark hair. She’s dressed simply but looks proud. Her name is Dulcinea, a made-up character from a famous Spanish book. The artist used lithography, a printing method where ink sticks to greasy parts of a stone. This print comes from a series about the book’s characters. Nanteuil liked making bold lines with strong shadows. Check out how lithography works at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
