Madame Besnard
1884
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 21.3 × 17.9 cm (8 3/8 × 7 1/16 in.)
plate: 26.7 × 20.4 cm (10 1/2 × 8 1/16 in.)
sheet: 35.8 × 27.6 cm (14 1/8 × 10 7/8 in.) -
Accession
1943.3.1463
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 16, State only
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 19 November 1936, lot 26); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
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
"AB. / 1884" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "ABesnard" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Mme Besnard" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "26" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "C.13" upper right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A5129" verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
[illeg.]
Wikidata ID
Q64952357