Misery (La Misère)
c. 1886
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching, aquatint, drypoint, and printed tone on laid Van Gelder paper
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Credit Line
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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
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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