A Martyr (Un martyre)

1883

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows two figures wrapped in a large cloak or drapery. One figure's head and shoulders are visible, while the other's face is shown. The first figure's head is partially covered by the drapery. The second figure appears to be resting against the first. The background features tall, slender tree trunks without leaves, suggesting a barren landscape. The artwork includes etched lines that add texture and depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Canson & Mongolfier laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36.6 × 28.5 cm (14 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 46.6 × 31.2 cm (18 3/8 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1474

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 12, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 28 April 1937, lot 23); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

"ABesnard / 1883" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "ABesnard" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "un martyre è état" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "L.G.12 III Un martyr" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

"INGRES", "CANSON & M[ONGOLFIER]"

Wikidata ID

Q64952368

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