Avocat et Accusé (Counsel and Accused)
c. 1930
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Artist, French, 1876 - 1956

Artwork overview
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Medium
color aquatint with etching on laid Arches paper
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Credit Line
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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
1943.3.4137
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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