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

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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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

    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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