Il a le cauchemar...
1801 to 1825
Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 34.4 x 25.2 cm (13 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Accession Number
2002.57.3
Art Historical Context
**Il a le cauchemar (He Has the Nightmare...)** *Édouard de Beaumont,1801–1825* Lithograph on wove paper 34.4 × 25.2 cm National Gallery of Art, of Frank Anderson TrappCreated by French artist Édouard de Beaumont during early 19th century *Il a le cauche...* captures a moment of nocturnal torment through the innovative medium of lithography. This printmaking technique, pioneered just a few years earlier around 1796, allowed artists like de Beaumont to draw directly on stone with greasy crayon, producing rich tonal variations and fine details on smooth wove paper. The modest dimensions ma...