La repos en Egypte (The Rest in Egypt)

c. 1916

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Jean-Louis Forain

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.9 × 24.8 cm (7 1/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.3 × 34.2 cm (9 9/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3813

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 173, State i/iii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, red colored pencil, artist's hand. Not dated. "1er état" lower right margin, black chalk, artist's hand. "K7546" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959404

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