a) Two French Soldiers near a Notice Board (recto); b) Nursemaid and Children with Horse or Donkey (verso)

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) brush and black ink with brown wash on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.7 x 52.3 cm (14 7/16 x 20 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4077.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "A 2180" lower right 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

"CHAPRON-COQUELIN-PARIS"

Wikidata ID

Q64581463

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