Forain gravant (1ère planche) (Forain Etching) (first plate)

1912

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.5 × 11.6 cm (5 11/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.7 × 20.5 cm (10 1/8 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.3826

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 135, State ii/ii

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 hands. Not dated. "1er etat" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

[fleur de lis]

Wikidata ID

Q64959426

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