Portrait of Dr. Bilderbeck Gomess

c. 1909

Theodore Roussel

Associated Names
Theodore Roussel

Artist, British, 1847 - 1926

Theodore Roussel

Printer, British, 1847 - 1926

The image is a portrait showing the upper half of a person's body in profile view, facing the left side. The person is seated and appears to be sitting upright. The facial features are delicately sketched with a soft, contemplative expression. The hair is dark and wavy, parted at the side, and styled neatly. The person is wearing a high-collared garment, possibly a coat or cape, without any visible buttons or embellishments. There are no visible items of jewelry or objects being held by the person. The background is plain with subtle textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 9.9 × 8.4 cm (3 7/8 × 3 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7549

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hausberg 1991, no. 89, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Hausberg, Margaret Dunwoody. The Prints of Theodore Roussel: a catalogue raisonné. Bronxville, NY: 1991, no. 89, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

"Theodore Roussel" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Theodore Roussel" lower right tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Imp" lower right tab, graphite, artist's hand. "67" verso, upper right, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65025705

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