The Feathered Turban (Le turban à aigrette)

1901

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on imitation vellum paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.2 × 17.4 cm (7 9/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
    plate: 23.5 × 18 cm (9 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.2 × 22.6 cm (12 5/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1997.91.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 167, State iii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1997.

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.

1920

  • Coppier, André-Charles. Les Eaux-Fortes de Besnard. Paris: Librairie Berger-Levrault, 1920.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: AB

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75406609


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