Jules Destrée

1917

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows a portrait of a man with his head and part of his shoulders visible. His face is turned slightly to his left, and he appears to be looking slightly downward with a focused expression. The man's facial features include a prominent mustache and a slight beard, with high cheekbones and expressive eyes. His hair is dark, straight, and unkempt, extending past his ears. He is wearing a high-collared garment. The background is a textured, shadowy surface with a scribbled effect. The artwork includes the date "Rome 1917" inscribed on it, along with an unreadable signature at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.3 x 24.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 x 28.8 cm (13 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.71.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 178, State vi/vi (unique proof)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge; gift to NGA, 1993.

Associated Names

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

lower left in plate: Rome 1917; lower left in graphite: Tirer de varié avant l'effacer / du trait de la joue / epreuve unique / ABesnard / 6e Et; lower right in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower right in graphite: G 178

Markings

None.

Watermarks

"PAB" monogram

Wikidata ID

Q75124632

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