The Rape (Le Viol)
c. 1886
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching with graphite additions on laid 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: 32 x 24.9 cm (12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
sheet: 45.8 x 31.6 cm (18 1/16 x 12 7/16 in.) -
Accession
1992.59.14
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 54, State i/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1992
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2009
The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010
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
across bottom in graphite: épreuve 1e etat retouchée au crayon imprimée par moi ABesnard; by later hand, center verso in graphite: 1449
Markings
None.
Watermarks
"HALLINES 1890"
Wikidata ID
Q75120976