Emma and Her Baby, Chelsea Embankment

c. 1888 - 1889

Theodore Roussel

Associated Names
Theodore Roussel

Artist, British, 1847 - 1926

The image shows a person holding a child. The adult is facing slightly to the right, with their head turned towards the child. The person has dark hair partly covered by a hat with a bow. The child is facing the adult. The adult wears a long dress and a wide-brimmed hat, while the child is in a light garment with a hat or bonnet. The background has a tall fence and outlines of buildings or structures, suggesting an outdoor urban or suburban setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 11.8 × 9.5 cm (4 5/8 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7588

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hausberg 1991, no. 12, 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. 12, state only.

Inscriptions

"Theodore Roussel" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Theodore Roussel" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "258/16 / CNS" verso, lower right, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65025745

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