Penelope, A Doorway, Chelsea

c. 1888 - 1889

Theodore Roussel

Associated Names
Theodore Roussel

Artist, British, 1847 - 1926

Theodore Roussel

Printer, British, 1847 - 1926

The image features a person standing in profile within a doorway. The individual's head is slightly bowed, and they appear to be holding an object. They are wearing a long dress or robe, and their hair is pulled back. To the left, there are line drawings and scribbles, while the rest of the background is abstract with minimalistic lines, highlighting the doorway frame enclosing the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 10.9 × 6.9 cm (4 5/16 × 2 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7591

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hausberg 1991, no. 23, 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. 23, state only.

Inscriptions

"Theodore Roussel" upper left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Theodore Roussel" lower right tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q65025748

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