1832
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Eight Vignettes of Genre Incidents is a 1832 ink by Auguste Raffet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows eight small scenes packed together. People in old clothes stand, sit, and walk. Some look busy, others just stand around. One woman points at a blank wall. A soldier sits alone in a room. Kids play outside while adults watch. The artist drew everyday life, but made it feel dramatic. The lines are rough and sketchy, like quick notes. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
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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