Misery (La Misère)

c. 1886

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, drypoint, and printed tone on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.9 x 24.7 cm (12 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 51.5 x 32.2 cm (20 1/4 x 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1996.136.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 55, State iii/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

lower right in graphite: ABesnard; lower left in graphite: Tiré à 100; by later hand, lower center in graphite: D55

Markings

None.

Watermarks

"VAN GELDER ZONEN"

Wikidata ID

Q75403750


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