The People Deliberate

Not on View

Medium

black crayon and brush and black ink on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 36.6 x 52.9 cm (14 7/16 x 20 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4130

Artists / Makers

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

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Inscription

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Arrondissementiers deliberent. / "Comment ca va-t-il finir?" "Ils feront comme les poetes. Ils nommeront un prince!"" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2313" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Arrondissementiers deliberent. / -Comment ca va-t-il finir? / -Ils feront comme les poetes. Ils nommeront un prince" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "15" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "174" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks and Labels

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius