A Family (Une famille)

1890

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image features three individuals, portrayed from the shoulders up in layered positioning. The central figure faces right with long hair, the person above and slightly behind looks forward with short hair, and the person at the bottom has a head turned to the left. The background is textured with dark shading, suggesting a fourth face on the far right. There are no visible accessories, highlighting the faces and hair.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 15 × 11.1 cm (5 7/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
    plate: 15.7 × 12 cm (6 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.5 × 18.9 cm (10 13/16 × 7 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1488

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 94, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Not signed. Not dated. "H G 194 - Une famille" 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

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64952392

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