1835
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Cover for the Album Lithographique of 1835 is a 1835 ink by Auguste Raffet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a small stage with three men performing. One wears a colorful clown outfit and stands on a raised platform, another in a long coat and top hat leans on the edge, and the third, dressed as a soldier, balances on a high perch. The scene looks like a street theater or puppet show, with a cat curled up in the background and simple props like a stool and a lantern. The title at the top reads *Album Lithographique 1835* by Raffet, suggesting this is a printed cover for a collection. The text below hints at a joke or play involving a "Bagatelle de drum," which might be a reference to a popular show or song at the time. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how artists made prints like this.
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire.
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