A Baby

1909

Theodore Roussel

Associated Names
Theodore Roussel

Artist, British, 1847 - 1926

Theodore Roussel

Printer, British, 1847 - 1926

The image is a sketch of a child's face. The upper body is suggested by faint clothing lines. The child is facing slightly left with a gentle expression. The child is wearing a bonnet or head covering. The clothing appears warm with suggested collar lines. There are no visible accessories or objects. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 12.7 × 10.1 cm (5 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7552

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hausberg 1991, no. 86, state only

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. 86, state only.

Inscriptions

"Theodore Roussel" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Theodore Roussel" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. "3-4" verso, lower right tab, graphite, artist's hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65025708

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