Prostitution (La Prostitution)

c. 1886

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.6 x 24.6 cm (12 7/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 32.5 cm (19 7/8 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1996.136.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 56, State ii/ii

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: Tirée à 100

Markings

None.

Watermarks

[crown], "VGZ / Z" (Van Gelder)

Wikidata ID

Q75402020

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