Georges Clemenceau

1917

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

Albert Besnard

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.4 x 23.4 cm (11 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 x 26.2 cm (13 15/16 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.71.18

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 181, State i/iii (trial 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 graphite: 1er. etat essai Tiré par (not deciphered); lower right in graphite: ABesnard

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75124654


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