Child with a Dog

1880s

Marcellin-Gilbert Desboutin

Associated Names
Marcellin-Gilbert Desboutin

Artist, French, 1823 - 1902

The etching shows a young child lying next to a large dog, both of their full bodies visible. The child is reclining against the dog, who seems to be resting. The child's facial features are delicately depicted, with a serene expression and short hair. The child is dressed in a long-sleeved outfit and knee-high socks. The setting appears to be outdoors, with grass texture under them and foliage or trees in the background. There are no additional objects or jewelry visible in the image. The overall tone is monochromatic, created with crosshatch and line work characteristic of an etching style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.8 × 27.6 cm (7 13/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.1 × 36.1 cm (10 11/16 × 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.72.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Clement-Janin 1922, no.94

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Beurdeley [1847-1919], Paris (Lugt 421). (Eric Gillis, Brussels); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1922

  • Clement-Janin, ----. La curieuse vie de Marcellin Desboutin, peintre, graveur, poete. Paris, 1922: no. 94

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: 94; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: CJ 94

Markings

recto: stamped in black at lower left: Alfred Beurdeley (Lugt 421); verso: none

Watermarks

M B M

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