L'union sous le drapeau

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink, black crayon, and white opaque watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 53 x 37.4 cm (20 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4019

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right composition, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "L'union sous le drapeau" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Toute la France debout" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "9"[encircled] lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Devarubez - Passy Panoramas" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "2[illeg.]" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2338" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "773" upper right margin, brown ink, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

[illeg.]

Wikidata ID

Q64581395

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