Le depart pour Versailles

c. 1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Jean-Louis Forain

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and brown ink over graphite on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46 x 58 cm (18 1/8 x 22 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4094


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Le depart pour Versailles" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2275" lower right 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

[Fortune figure] / "VAN GELDER ZONEN"

Wikidata ID

Q64581481


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