Prussian Soldier and Civilians

c. 1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a sketch with two half-body representations of people. On the left, a person is leaning forward with their head slightly bowed, wearing a coat with a rounded collar. Their face is partially turned downward and they have short hair. On the right, another person is standing upright with their hands behind their back, wearing a helmet with a spike and a stylized mustache. The background is simple with a few horizontal lines, and there is an artist's signature in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon and brush and black ink on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41.7 x 56.5 cm (16 7/16 x 22 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4108

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "S'ils nous avaient vaincus. "Fous afez teux heures pour signer le traité."" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2286" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

[Fortune figure] / "VAN GELDER ZONEN"

Wikidata ID

Q64581497

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