Peur de Bourreau! Qu'est-ce que tu attends?...
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Jean-Louis Forain
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
black crayon on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 28.2 x 41.2 cm (11 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
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Accession Number
1943.3.3906
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
"forain" lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. "Puer de Bourreau!" upper right margin, black ink, artist's hand. "-qu'est-ce que tu attends?...Le Bourgeous en pour bien cetto [illeg.]! / A Emmanuel A [illeg.} / forain" lower margin, black ink, artist's hand. "x55x44" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
"j l.forain"
Wikidata ID
Q64581271