Elegant Couple Lunching in a Country Cottage
Medium
pen and black and gray ink with gray wash on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24.3 x 20.2 cm (9 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.) mount: 33.3 x 29.1 cm (13 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Purchased as a Gift from Ivan and Winifred Phillips in Honor of Margaret Morgan Grasselli
Accession Number
2012.78.1
Art Historical Context
Step into the charming intimacy of *Elegant Couple Lunching a Country Cottage* (1778), a delicate drawing by French artist Antoine-François Sergent. Captured in pen and black and gray ink with gray wash onove paper, this .3 x 20.2 cm sheet depicts a refined pair enjoying a simple meal amid rustic surroundings, evoking the pastoral idylls popular in late 18th-century France.ent, known for his precise engravings and miniature portraits, here showcases his skill in genre scenes that blend everyday leisure with aristocratic poise, reflecting the era's fascination with countryside escapes from urba...