The Miracle before the Blessed Sacrament (fourth plate)

1912/1913

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This is a drawing of a figure holding a religious monstrance surrounded by other figures in a state of prayer or reverence in a crowded space with indistinct figures lying and sitting. The drawing uses fine lines and cross-hatching to create texture and depth, focusing on spirituality and the comfort of faith in times of illness.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.5 × 28.4 cm (8 7/8 × 11 3/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 33 × 48.9 cm (13 × 19 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3822

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 149

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

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, black chalk, artist's hand. Not dated. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959420

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