Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849 Search this
Company:
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756 Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown, black ink, brush and brown, black wash, white gouache, red crayon, graphite on tan paper mounted on gray-blue paper
Dimensions:
14.3 × 14 cm (5 5/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)
Type:
ceramics
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
France
Date:
1819–20
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Circular format. Six figures are grouped on the porch of a coffee plantation house in Arabia (indicated by the decorative plaque above the wall moulding. A gentleman in high hat points to a botanical book showing a drawing of the coffee plant. A man, seated at a table, appears to be holding a coffee bean pod in his right hand. To his left, a woman is pouring coffee into a cup held by a young boy. A woman, seen through the doorway (rear left) is grinding coffee beans. Another woman, seen outdoors (rear right) appears to be working at a bean roasting apparatus.
