The People Deliberate

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Jean-Louis Forain

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon and brush and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.6 x 52.9 cm (14 7/16 x 20 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4130

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. "Arrondissementiers deliberent. / "Comment ca va-t-il finir?" "Ils feront comme les poetes. Ils nommeront un prince!"" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2313" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Arrondissementiers deliberent. / -Comment ca va-t-il finir? / -Ils feront comme les poetes. Ils nommeront un prince" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "15" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "174" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581521

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