
Les Voyageurs du dimanche
Maurand, Charles · French
1862
- Medium
- wood engraving
- Classification
- Portfolio
- Period
- 1851 to 1875
- Image size
- 4323 × 3454px
Description
This is a drawing featuring a crowd of people gazing up towards an elevated platform where a scene unfolds. The foreground shows tightly packed individuals, dressed in period attire with many men wearing top hats, staring upwards. The crowd spans the foreground. In the background, high structures can be seen, along with additional figures peering out of windows or climbing to get a better view. Lines suggest movement towards the upper right where figures appear engaged in activity. The drawing utilizes a detailed line-based technique to emphasize figures and expressions.
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).