Faust and Wagner

1869

Henri Leys

Associated Names
Henri Leys

Artist, Belgian, 1815 - 1869

The image shows two men sitting on a bench. They are seated closely together, with one man crossing his legs and resting his hands on a walking stick while the other man leans forward with his elbow on his knee and chin in his hand. The man on the left has a long, pointed beard and wears a flat, dark hat. The man on the right wears a dark hat and a short beard. Both men wear long cloaks with patterned sleeves visible under their cloaks. The man on the left has a robe covering his legs, and both wear light-colored shoes. The background includes bare trees and detailed, multi-story buildings with varied roof lines, cobbled walls, and windows. Faint outlines of other figures and activity are visible in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.9 x 15.2 cm (7 7/16 x 6 in.)
    sheet: 27.6 x 23 cm (10 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.128.29

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 11, State iii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: D. 11 Leys

Wikidata ID

Q75428474

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