Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (La Reine Élisabeth de Belgique)

1917

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows the head and a portion of the neck of a person, centered in the frame. The person is depicted in a frontal view with a slightly angled downward gaze. Their facial features are defined yet slightly obscured with darker shading, creating a dramatic contrast. They have short, dark hair that is partially covered by a hat. The person appears to be wearing a simple, dark garment which blends into the shaded background. The background itself is uniformly dark.

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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

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Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q74888104

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