Cardinal Mercier

1916

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.8 × 23.8 cm (12 1/8 × 9 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 46.8 × 32.1 cm (18 7/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.1486

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 177, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 20 November 1936 lot 171); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

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

ABesnard" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Cardinal Mercier" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Tiré à 75 97e 18" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "7643" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "171-" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64952387

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