Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (La Reine Élisabeth de Belgique)
1917
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
Albert Besnard
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching, drypoint, and printed tone on laid 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
plate: 30.9 x 24.8 cm (12 3/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
sheet: 32.6 x 25.4 cm (12 13/16 x 10 in.) -
Accession Number
1991.28.11
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 179, State vi/vii
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 right in graphite: ABesnard; lower left in graphite: 6.Et.; lower center in graphite: 1[T?]; by later hand, lower center in graphite: T; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 1 79 - 1 etat; by later hand, lR //in pen: Elisabeth Reine de Belge La Paune / 1914
Markings
None.
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q74888098