On sonne! Si c'est l'Anglais d'hier maman tu t'en iras!

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image depicts a line drawing of two women in an interior setting. The younger woman, in a back view, is entering through a partially open door, revealing her bare back and side. Her head is turned looking back. The older woman, facing the younger one, is fully dressed and holding a garment or cloth. In the bottom left, there is a bowl, a bar of soap, and a cloth on the floor. The interior appears to be simply sketched, with visible floorboards.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35 × 26.5 cm (13 3/4 × 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3899

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right composition, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "On sonne! si c'est l'Anglais d'hier maman tu t'en / iras!" lower composition, black ink, artist's hand. "40-49 1/9" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "9" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "KK725" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "17790" 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).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581263

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