Robert Besnard and His Donkey (Robert Besnard et son ane), 1888

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Medium

etching, aquatint, and drypoint on wove paper

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.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 79, State iii/iii

Accession Number

1996.136.7

Artists / Makers

Albert Besnard (artist) French, 1849 - 1934

Image Use

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Inscription

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

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bell, Daniel, Professor

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.

Robert Besnard and His Donkey (Robert Besnard et son ane), 1888

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