Robert de Montesquiou
1899
Albert Besnard
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
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: 20.8 x 14.7 cm (8 3/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
sheet: 40.2 x 29.5 cm (15 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.) -
Accession Number
1992.59.23
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 126, State ii/iii
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 center in graphite: D; by later hand, upper center verso in purple pencil: Serie pour une illustration au livre de / Mr de Montequiou sur Versailles / Portrait de Mr de Montesquiou / Premiere épreuve; by later hand, center left verso in graphite: No 66 / Les Perls rouges / Montesquiou
Markings
None.
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q75121023