Five Vignettes

Hippolyte Bellangé

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a collection of sketches featuring various scenes and characters. In the upper left corner, there is a full-body profile of a man walking with a large backpack on his shoulders, wearing a hat with a feather and holding a cane-like stick. He is dressed in a jacket, pants tucked into boots. To the right are two figures – an older man with a large hat and a younger boy. The older man is seated on a stone wearing loose clothing and boots, with his arm resting on a cane. The boy stands in front of him, holding something in his hand and wearing a hat and cloak. At the bottom left, there is a close-up of a man's face and shoulders with a downturned gaze, tousled hair, and dressed in a collared garment. In the bottom right, there is a back-view portrait of a kneeling figure in a hooded cloak, with a peaceful rural scene in the background featuring a small house surrounded by trees. The drawings are monochromatic with detailed shading.