Scène de cabinet particulier (planche en largeur au lavis) (Scene in a Private Room) (horizontal plate with wash)
c. 1896
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph in brown and black on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 26.4 × 40.9 cm (10 3/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
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Accession
1943.3.3855
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Catalogue Raisonné
Faxon 1982, no. 228
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 3 December 1928 to 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 composition, in stone, artist's hand. Not dated. "Scebe de cabinet particulier. epreuve unique" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "EE672" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "E008" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings
(Marcel Louis Guerin collector's stamp) lower left composition, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1872b). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q64959480