Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (La Reine Élisabeth de Belgique)
1917
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching, drypoint, and printed tone on Arches 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: 30.3 x 24.7 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
sheet: 35.7 x 28.5 cm (14 1/16 x 11 1/4 in.) -
Accession
1991.28.12
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 179, State vii/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: tirage (undeciphered) 3e epreuve etat definitif tiree a 75 No 6; by later hand, lower center in graphite: T; by later hand, lR //in graphite: G.170; uTv//in graphite: La Reine de Belges / 52; by later hand, lLv// in graphite: 5
Markings
None.
Watermarks
ARCHES
Wikidata ID
Q74888104