Misery (La Misère)

c. 1886

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.1 x 24.5 cm (12 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 44.2 x 31.6 cm (17 3/8 x 12 7/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1996.136.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 55, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1996.

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

by later hand, lower left in graphite: 55I

Markings

None.

Watermarks

["MA" in crest]

Wikidata ID

Q75403746

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