Pope Benedict XV (Benoit XV)
1917
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and aquatint on 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
plate: 29.7 x 23.7 cm (11 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
sheet: 32.5 x 25.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.) -
Accession
1991.28.13
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 182, State only
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: 1e Etat tire a 2; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Pape Benoit XV; by later hand, lower center in graphite: D.; by later hand, lLv//in graphite: 182-3; lCv//in graphite: epreuve reprod[?] par Delteil; lRv//stamped : AB (Lugt 67a)
Markings
(Albert Besnard stamp) verso, purple stamped ink, (Lugt 67a).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q74888116