The Child and the Bulldog

1778

Marguerite Gérard

Associated Names
Marguerite Gérard

Artist, French, 1761 - 1837

The image shows a man, a woman, and a child, all depicted in full-body view. The man is reaching towards a small dog, the woman is standing to the right supporting the child, who is sitting on the dog. The child appears amused and curious. The background includes a wall with vertical lines and a partially visible window with sunlight coming through. The drawing is monochromatic, utilizing shading and linework.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Jeffrey E. Horvitz Fund and Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.1 × 26.2 cm (7 1/2 × 10 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.7 × 27.5 cm (8 1/8 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.110.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1700), no. 4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

François Heugel [1922-2010], Paris (Lugt 3373); (Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • Inventaire du Fonds Français, Graveurs du XIIIe siècle. Paris, 1930 - 1977, no. 4

2009

  • Paul Prouté. S.A., Catalogue No. 142. Paris, June 2013, no. 150.

2012

  • Hoisington, Stein. "The Prints of M. Gérard." Print Quarterly XXX (2012): 145-147 (NOTE: CHECK REFERENCE; THIS VOLUME CURRENTLY IN BINDERY)

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Gerard; across lower edge of the plate: 2 planche dedié a Mrs. et Dames A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z.; by later hand in graphite, lower center: 2er etat avant les [not deciphered] sur le fond a droite, sous le p[not deciphered] du chien, et sur le manteau de l'homme; OM [partially erased]

Markings

recto: François Heugel (Lugt 3373)

Wikidata ID

Q77005782

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