Lourdes, 1914, 25th International Eucharistic Congress

1914

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Eugène Verneau

Printer, French, active late 19th century

Henri Chachoin

Printer, French, active late 19th century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph [poster] in blue and black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 80 × 118.8 cm (31 1/2 × 46 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4348

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 303, state iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower center composition, in stone. "LOURDES / 1914" upper left composition, black ink. "22-26 / JUILLET" upper right composition, black ink. "25 ÉME[underlined] CONGRÉS EUCHARISTIQUE INTERNATIONAL" lower composition, black ink. "Imp. EUGÈNE VERNEAU, HENRI CHACHOIN Succr. 108, rue Folie-Méricourt, Paris" lower right margin, black ink. "5" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). "73" [encircled] verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959574

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