Near Stanhope Gate
c. 1897
Medium
graphite, pen and black ink, and brush and black ink
Dimensions
sheet (approximate): 53.8 × 39 cm (21 3/16 × 15 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
John Davis Hatch Collection
Accession Number
1979.20.44
Art Historical Context
**Near Stanhope Gate by Charles Dana Gibson, around 1897, captures the elegance of London's high society near the exclusive Stanhope Gate in Hyde Park. Gibson, the renowned American illustrator famous for his iconic "Gibson Girl"—the epitome of the liberated, stylish New Woman of the Gilded Age—often sketched urban scenes during his European travels. This drawing reflects the late Victorian era's fascination with cosmopolitan life, blending sharp social observation with his signature flair for fashion and poise. Executed in graphite, pen and black ink, and brush and black ink on a generous sh...