Nuit blanche

Pierre Alechinsky, London Arts Group

1969

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Seated man facing left, writing at a desk. He sits in front of a large open window. Bookshelves along the back wall to the right of the window, with an oval portrait above.
Horizontally arranged in two rows are the Seven Virtues, each represented by a classicaly dressed woman with a symbol of her virtue, and below her, a historical figure who was famous for that virtue. From left to right there is: Prudence with Solon; Justice with King Solomon; Faith with St. Peter; Charity with St. John the Evangelist; Hope with St. James the Greater; Fortitude with Samson; and Temperance with Scipio Africanus.
A gentleman in a red coat and black hat rides a white horse. They pass by a woman who rides a smaller white horse. They shake hands as the pass one another. A third figure, a gentleman in a green jacket, rides a brown horse behind them on the right side of the composition.
Bridge in background; man fishing, couple in foreground.