Dancer with a Tambourine
c. 1615
Medium
black chalk and graphite on light brown paper, laid down, with later framing line in black ink
Dimensions
Overall: 28.6 x 18.7 cm (11 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.) support: 37.3 x 27 cm (14 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Accession Number
1981.43.1
About the Artist
Jacques Bellange · 1570–1616
Jacques Bellange (c. 1575–1616) was a French artist and printmaker active in the independent Duchy of Lorraine, now part of France. Believed to have been born in the Bassigny region south of Nancy, his early life and training remain sparsely documented, with no records of specific teachers or mentors. He first appears in historical records in 1595 at La Mothe, where he took on an apprentice, sugge...