This is a drawing of a group of figures gathered around a table outdoors. The scene depicts four figures interacting with one another. The figures are dressed in military or ceremonial uniforms. The composition includes a wooden structure with a bench and table, set against a backdrop of a stone building with the words "BONNE EAU DE VIE" inscribed on it. One figure is leaning against the wall with their arm around another figure while holding a glass. The foreground and background contain details like foliage and distant architecture. The title of the drawing is "La Réconciliation." The…
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La Reconciliation

Horace Vernet (French, 1789 - 1863)

Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 18.5 x 25.3 cm (7 5/16 x 9 15/16 in.) ; sheet: 26.4 x 34.6 cm (10 3/8 x 13 5/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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