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The Childhood of Pierre Clémenceau (L'Enfance de Pierre Clémenceau)

1885

Albert Besnard

Associated Names

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows five individuals sitting around a table in a dimly lit room. They are shown from the waist up, positioned closely together and engaged with each other. Their faces are partially visible due to the soft lighting and shadows. They have dark, shoulder-length hair and are wearing formal, dark-colored clothing. Two shaded lamps hanging above the table cast a warm glow around them. The room appears sparse with textured or grainy walls, with minimal detail visible.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

plate: 17.4 x 11.3 cm (6 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
sheet: 26.5 x 19.8 cm (10 7/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

1992.59.8
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 28, State iii/xi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1992.

Associated Names

Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell

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

by later hand, lower right in graphite: 4/11; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: D. 28 iii/xi

Markings

None.

Watermarks

[fleur de lis]

Wikidata ID

Q75120950

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