Woman in a Cape (La femme à la pèlerine)
1889
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
Albert Besnard
Attributed to

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching, drypoint, and aquatint on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 23.3 × 15.5 cm (9 3/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
sheet: 25.9 × 19 cm (10 3/16 × 7 1/2 in.) -
Accession Number
1943.3.1469
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 86, State i/vi
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 20 November 1936, lot 161); 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
"Besnard 1889" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "epreuve unique-1 essai" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "1er etat" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "M26502" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "2" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "19826" verso, lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "12685/3000" 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
Q64952363