Avocat compulsant un dossier (Lawyer Going through a Brief)
1909
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint in brown on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 23.6 × 29.6 cm (9 5/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
sheet: 36.5 × 50.7 cm (14 3/8 × 19 15/16 in.) -
Accession
1943.3.3786
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Catalogue Raisonné
Faxon 1982, no. 86, 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. "G77 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). (George M. Adams collector's stamp), verso, purple stamped ink, (Lugt 59).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q64959351