The Rape (Le Viol)
c. 1886
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching 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: 31.2 x 24.5 cm (12 5/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
sheet: 44 x 31.6 cm (17 5/16 x 12 7/16 in.) -
Accession
1992.59.15
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 54, State i/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Douane Centrale, Paris (Lugt undescribed); 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: 1er etat mat[illegible]; lower right in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower left in graphite: L.G 54 1er st
Markings
[unknown stamp] verso, purple stamped ink.
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q75120979