Apotheosis (L'Apothéose)
c. 1886
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on Van Gelder laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 31.6 x 24.7 cm (12 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
sheet: 51 x 32.5 cm (20 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.) -
Accession
1997.91.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 58, State i/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1997.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2009
The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010
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.
1920
Coppier, André-Charles. Les Eaux-Fortes de Besnard. Paris: Librairie Berger-Levrault, 1920.
Inscriptions
lower left below plate mark in graphite: Tirée à 100; lower right below plate mark in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 58-1
Markings
None.
Watermarks
[crown], "VGZ / Z" (Van Gelder Zonen)
Wikidata ID
Q75406605