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Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink, wash, and black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.2 x 48.6 cm (15 1/16 x 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.3992

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "a ceux qui me disent que tu vendais / res [illeg.] marques [illeg.]: [illeg.] / Le [illeg.] es vous [illeg.] apres-" upper right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "KK850- 2/2" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "(KK850) 2/2" 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

Q64581363

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