The Window Cleaner, Chelsea

c. 1888 - 1889

Théodore Roussel

Associated Names
Théodore Roussel

Artist, British, 1847 - 1926

Théodore Roussel

Printer, British, 1847 - 1926

The image shows the upper half of a person's body through a window. The person is seated and reaching up with one arm, interacting with something on the window. The facial features are indistinct, and the hair is styled neatly. The individual is wearing a Victorian-era style dress with a full skirt and long sleeves. The window has horizontally aligned blinds, with one partially raised. The window is set into a building with a stone or brick texture. Architectural features like a cornice and a column with decorative detailing are visible below the window, suggesting the person is on an upper floor overlooking the street.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 20.2 × 13.3 cm (7 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7582

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hausberg 1991, no. 24, 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. 24, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

"Theodore Roussel" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. "258/17 / CNS" verso, lower right, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65025739

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