The Rape (Le Viol)
c. 1886
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on Van Gelder 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: 31.9 x 24.8 cm (12 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
sheet: 50.9 x 32.3 cm (20 1/16 x 12 11/16 in.) -
Accession
1992.59.16
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 54, State ii/ii
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 right in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Tireé à 100; by later hand, lower left in graphite: L.G. 54 ii/ii
Markings
None.
Watermarks
"VAN GELDER ZONEN"
Wikidata ID
Q75120981