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Chartres Cathedral

1852, printed 1870

Henri Le Secq

Associated Names

Henri Le Secq

Artist, French, 1818 - 1882

The sculpture depicts tall, elongated figures, likely saints or apostles, each adorned with intricate robes. The material appears to be stone with a weathered patina. The figures are in high relief against architectural columns. Each figure has a solemn expression and elongated proportions. The detailing includes halos and patterns on the robes and columns.

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Artwork overview

Medium

photolithograph
Credit Line

Gift of Patrick Montgomery
Dimensions

image: 33 × 23 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in.)
sheet: 53.7 × 40 cm (21 1/8 × 15 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2024.65.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Martinez, Paris); Patrick Montgomery, New York, November 2023; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Montgomery, Patrick

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower left in negative: H. LeSecq / Chartres / 1852; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 860021

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