The Lute Player (La joueuse de luth)
1922
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching in black and brown on laid paper
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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: 20.6 x 26.9 cm (8 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.)
sheet: 28.2 x 43.3 cm (11 1/8 x 17 1/16 in.) -
Accession
1992.59.3
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 192, State i/iv
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1992
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 left in graphite: nature au chiffon par epreuve 1er etat; lower right in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 26665 NK; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: BESNARD-Lute Player
Markings
None.
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q75120929