Daubigny

Léon-Augustin Lhermitte

Associated Names
Louis Fort

Artist, French, active first half 20th century

Léon Augustin Lhermitte

Artist, French, 1844 - 1925

The image is a portrait of a man depicted from the waist up, sitting and leaning slightly forward while concentrating on his work. His pose is angled away from the viewer as he focuses on the canvas before him. The man has a bearded face with a prominent nose and curly hair peeking out from under a round cap. He wears a layered attire of a shirt, a vest, and a long coat. The man is holding a palette with his left hand and a brush with his right hand as he appears to paint. The background of the image is plain with no visible elements, drawing attention to the subject and his activity.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17 x 11.4 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 27.3 x 19.2 cm (10 3/4 x 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.60.41

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 14, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington[1]; bequest to NGA, 1994.
Stamped in black ink on verso: R B (Lugt undescribed).

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: L. Lhermitte; lower left below image in plate: L Lhermitte del. et sc.; lower right below image in plate: Imp. B[ei?]llet Paris (faint); lower center in plate: C.DAUBIGNY; lower left in plate: L'Art; lower right in plate: Imp. Louis Fort Paris

Wikidata ID

Q75119109

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