1820
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Imprimerie lithographique de F. Delpech (Lithographic Printing House of F. Delpech) is a 1820 ink by Carle Vernet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a group of people gathered outside a shop window. The window displays framed images, and the sign reads "Album lithographique." Everyone is dressed in old-fashioned clothes—men in hats and coats, women in long dresses. Some are looking closely at the images, while others chat or lean against the wall. The shop’s name at the bottom reads "Imprimerie Lithographique de F. Delpech," hinting this is about early printed art. Notice how the artist used simple lines to show movement and interest in the scene. Next, look up lithography to see how this printing method worked.
Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, better known as Carle Vernet, was a French painter, the youngest child of painter Claude-Joseph Vernet and the father of painter Horace Vernet.
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