Edouard Delessert

1864

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Associated Names
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Artist, French, 1824 - 1904
The artwork depicts a man standing in a forested area. His full body is shown, and he stands with one hand resting on a rifle. He has a beard and wears a hat. His attire consists of a brown hunting suit with a white shirt and black tie. He is also wearing patterned knee-high socks and brown boots. Beside him, a black dog is lying on the ground. The background features a foggy woodland scene, with another figure holding a rifle visible in the distance. The scene has bare trees and leaves scattered on the ground.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edouard Delessert [1828-1898], Paris. (Sale, Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 24
March 1986, no. 131); (Mackinnon & Strachey, London); Edward T. Wilson; gift 2025 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Ackerman, Gerald M. Jean-Léon Gérôme : monographie révisée, catalogue raisonné mis à jour. London, 2000: 77, repro, 256, no. 149.5.

Inscriptions

lower right: J.L. GEROME./ 1864

bottom center of shirt: E.D. [initials of sitter]

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