Témoins à l'audience (2e planche) (Evidence at the Hearing) (second plate)

1908

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The sketch depicts four individuals - three adults and one child - seated closely together. The adults are arranged in a semi-reclined position, with one appearing to be resting or sleeping and leaning against a seating structure. The child is being held by the adult in the center. Facial features are depicted with soft lines, and the individuals are wearing draped clothing. The surroundings include a bench or seating area, with a textured wall in the background. There are no visible jewelry or distinct objects in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and soft-ground etching on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.6 × 26.4 cm (7 5/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
    plate: 22 × 29.8 cm (8 11/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 37.5 × 50.6 cm (14 3/4 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3747

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 44, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "25/25" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "G. 33 III" 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

[crowned Strasburg lily] "VGL / VAN GELDER ZON[EN]"

Wikidata ID

Q64959273

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