Le Christ aux outrages (The Mocking of Christ)

1909

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a sketch of three individuals, with their upper bodies visible. The person on the right is seated and faces slightly to the left, wearing a crown of thorns. This figure has distinct features, a somber expression, full beard, and long hair. The person in the middle has their head turned towards the central figure, with a mustache and hair covered by a turban or thick scarf. The third figure, positioned lower and closer to the left, is smaller in scale with less distinct facial features. The background is minimally detailed, suggesting a simple interior with a hint of a window or door frame in the top right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.6 × 23.8 cm (11 5/8 × 9 3/8 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 49.9 × 37.2 cm (19 5/8 × 14 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3790

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 89, 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. "G 80 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

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959357

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