Salomon and Cleopatra

c. 1890

Henri-Charles Guérard

Associated Names
Henri-Charles Guérard

Artist, French, 1846 - 1897

The image is a triptych featuring three distinct figures. On the left is an elderly man shown in profile, with a white beard, furrowed brow, a turban with a feather. In the center is a nude person holding a spear and shield, with short curly hair. On the right, a profile view of a woman looking right with a serene expression, decorated headpiece, wrapped headdress, and cascading hair. The background is a plain texture. The figures are labeled "SALAMON," an unnamed middle figure, and "CLEOPATRA."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.5 × 31.5 cm (7 11/16 × 12 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.2 × 33.5 cm (9 1/2 × 13 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.37.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. undesc.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: no. undesc

1975

  • Bertin, Claudie. Henri Guerard: L'oeuvre grave. Paris, 1975: no. 111, vi/vi

Inscriptions

lower left in image: SALOMON; lower right in image: CLEOPATRA; lower left below plate: voir au vo 6ieme Etat. tiré à 4 H. Guérard; lower left in pen and ink: 6ieme Etat [not deciphered] / en [not deciphered] : Cleopatra [not deciphered] la tete du vieillard: Salomon [not deciphered] No. 2.

Wikidata ID

Q77016055

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