The Petition, 1906

Not on View

oil on canvas

overall: 101.6 x 82 cm (40 x 32 5/16 in.)

framed: 105.4 x 124.5 x 10.2 cm (41 1/2 x 49 x 4 in.)

1980.45.2

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

lower right: forain / 1906

Probably acquired 1929/1930 from (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia) by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA;[1] gift 1943 to NGA.

[1] According to Rosenwald papers in NGA Gallery Archives, pertinent copies in NRA curatorial records.

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius
Sessler, Charles

1932: Forain: The Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, The Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1932, no. 4, as Fille Mère

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 156, repro.