Dis-Donc, grande soeur...
1801 to 1825
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
overall: 35.4 x 27.4 cm (13 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Accession Number
2002.57.2
Art Historical Context
**Dis-Donc, grande soeur...** by Édouard de Beaumont is a charming lithograph from the early 19th century (ca. 1801–1825), measuring 35.4 x 27.4 cm. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Prints department as a gift from Frank Anderson Trapp, this work exemplifies the burgeoning art of lithography, a revolutionary printing technique invented just a few years earlier in 1796 by Alois Senefelder. By drawing directly on a smooth stone with greasy crayon, artists like Beaumont could produce multiple high-quality impressions with rich tonal variations, bridging the gap between original sketches an...