a) Interior (recto); b) Study of Two Women (verso)
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Jean-Louis Forain

Artwork overview
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Medium
a) black crayon with grey and blue wash on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 31.3 x 42.6 cm (12 5/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
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Accession Number
1943.3.3984.a-b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
"forain" lower left composition, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "Benediction Des Malades / Forain / (HH988)" 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
"CHAPRON COQUELIN PARIS"
Wikidata ID
Q64581355