By the Lamp (Sous la Lampe)
c. 1926
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on laid paper (proof impression of the first state)
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
plate: 26.8 × 20.7 cm (10 9/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
sheet (irreg.): 38.8 × 28.4 cm (15 1/4 × 11 3/16 in.) -
Accession
1991.28.17
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, undescribed
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1990.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1906
Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: ABesnard; lower left in graphite: 1er etat; lower center in graphite: 1o Etat epr. unique
Markings
BS: Societe des Peintres-Graveurs Francais (Lugt 1195a)
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q74888139