a) Nurse and Child (recto); b) Man on Horseback (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The sketch depicts two figures and a cat. The first figure is an adult supporting a standing child. The child is reaching out towards a small cat, which is standing with its back arched. The adult and child lack detailed facial features or hairstyles. Both figures are shown from the head down to the knees, without visible accessories. The background is plain, emphasizing the interaction between the figures and the cat.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) pen and black ink on wove paper b) pen and black ink and purple pencil on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18 x 24.4 cm (7 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3900.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "[illeg.]" lower center 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

Q64581264

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