Avocat et Accusé (Counsel and Accused)

c. 1930

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Pierre Labrouche

Artist, French, 1876 - 1956

This image shows a group of individuals in a room with a large wooden desk. The scene captures about half to full body views of the people in various positions. At the center, a man stands behind the desk, facing forward, with a document in his hand. He is dressed in a dark robe. In front of the desk, a woman with red hair is seated, holding a baby. The baby is wrapped in a white blanket and wearing a bonnet. Next to the woman, there is another man, and to her right, another person, possibly a young girl, is seated. The background is a dark shade.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint with etching on laid Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.3 × 58.5 cm (17 13/16 × 23 1/16 in.)
    plate: 47.7 × 60 cm (18 3/4 × 23 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 54.5 × 66.4 cm (21 7/16 × 26 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4137

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. "J.L. FORAIN, INV." lower right margin, black ink. "GRAVE PAR J.L. FORAIN ET P. LABROUCHE" lower left margin, black ink. "Edite par M.M. BERNHEIM JEUNE 25 Bould de la Madeleine Paris" upper left margin, black ink. "(KK555)" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). (Unidentified collector's mark) lower right composition, blind stamp.

Watermarks

[monogram] "ARCHES"

Wikidata ID

Q64959557

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