Two Elegant Couples [verso]
Guardi, Francesco · Italian
c. 1780
- Medium
- pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash on laid paper
- Classification
- Drawing
- Period
- 1776 to 1800
- Image size
- 6069 × 2521px
Description
The image shows three figures standing together. They wear elaborate headdresses with feathers or decorations and voluminous clothing. The figures appear to be in a loosely gathered group, with two closer together on the right side and one standing slightly apart on the left. The figures have indistinct facial features and the background is plain and neutral.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).