Les notables (petite planche) (The Notables) (small plate)
1915
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 22.5 × 28.5 cm (8 7/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
sheet: 28.8 × 42.9 cm (11 5/16 × 16 7/8 in.) -
Accession
1943.3.3819
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Catalogue Raisonné
Faxon 1982, no. 168
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
"f. 1915" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Les notables (small plate)" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c. 5680" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "22x16.[illeg.]." lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A27652[stricken] / 30697" lower right 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
Q64959412