Robert Besnard and His Donkey (Robert Besnard et son ane)
1888
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching, aquatint, and drypoint on BFK Rives wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 23.9 x 18.2 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
sheet: 32.2 x 24.8 cm (12 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.) -
Accession
1996.136.7
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 79, 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 center plate: ABesnard. 1888; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: A. Besnard geb 1849 in Frankreich / Sohn des Künstlers; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Besnard D. 79iii / Artist's son 21043
Markings
None.
Watermarks
BFK Rives
Wikidata ID
Q75403765