The Dancer of Tanjore (La bayadère de Tanjore)
1914
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
Albert Besnard
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching, drypoint, and printed tone on Fabriano wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
image: 27.4 × 21.6 cm (10 13/16 × 8 1/2 in.)
plate: 29.8 × 24 cm (11 3/4 × 9 7/16 in.)
sheet: 44.4 × 29.3 cm (17 1/2 × 11 9/16 in.) -
Accession Number
1991.28.5
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 174, State i/iv
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1990.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1906
Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: ABesnard; lower right in graphite: Premier etat. Tiree a dix; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 174 1er/4
Markings
None.
Watermarks
FABR[IANO]
Wikidata ID
Q74888053