Peur de Bourreau! Qu'est-ce que tu attends?...

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.2 x 41.2 cm (11 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.3906


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. "Puer de Bourreau!" upper right margin, black ink, artist's hand. "-qu'est-ce que tu attends?...Le Bourgeous en pour bien cetto [illeg.]! / A Emmanuel A [illeg.} / forain" lower margin, black ink, artist's hand. "x55x44" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

"j l.forain"

Wikidata ID

Q64581271


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