Le Christ portant sa croix (5e planche) (Christ Carrying the Cross) (fifth plate)

c. 1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This is a print of a person carrying a large wooden cross through a crowd. The print is composed of thin lines and scribbles. The central person is depicted bending forward under the weight of the large, T-shaped cross. They have long, dark hair covering their face, and wear a draped garment. The background features a crowd of numerous onlookers, depicted with thin, crossing lines and few details. We can only see features of a few of them. The background is made of thin vertical and horizontal lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 × 22.6 cm (7 7/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 24.9 × 38.5 cm (9 13/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3817

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 117

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

"1er état forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Le Christ portant sa Croix" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "31963 MK." lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "17727" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Christ portant sa Croix" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "22" [encircled] verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

[royal orb]

Wikidata ID

Q64959410

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