The Holy Family in the Carpenter's Shop
Charles Eisen
c. 1755
Medium
pen and gray ink with gray wash, watercolor, white gouache, and touches of brown ink on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 24.5 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1994.15.1
About the Artist
Charles Eisen
Eisen was noted for creating small scenes for use in book illustrations. He was popular due to his light style and talent at representing an incident or theme to be illustrated. His drawings were used in nearly 400 books during his lifetime and remained in use through to the first decade of the 19th century. He was the father of Christophe-Charles Eisen. Comment on works: Genre; Allegories; Histor...