a) Si ils avaient vaincu (recto); b) Sketch of Si ils avaient vaincu (verso)

c. 1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) brush and black ink on laid Van Gelder paper b) brush and black ink on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46 x 56.7 cm (18 1/8 x 22 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4114.a-b

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. "Si ils avaient vaincu." lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. ""Fous afez teux heures pour signer le traité"" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A. 2284" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "2g affichis. / 6 dont: Servir / 4 aff. humor[illeg.] 1 gou / 4 f. do 1 né[illeg.] / Congrès Eucharistique/ 3 du 1e état." verso, upper right sheet, graphite, artist's hand.

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

Q64581505

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