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The image depicts a sketch of a reclining person with their full body visible. The person is in a relaxed position, leaning back with their knees bent and their hands raised towards their face. Facial features are partially obscured by hands. The person appears unclothed with long hair. The background is minimalistic and abstract, with curving lines suggesting movement around the individual.
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The image depicts a sketch of a reclining person with their full body visible. The person is in a relaxed position, leaning back with their knees bent and their hands raised towards their face. Facial features are partially obscured by hands. The person appears unclothed with long hair. The background is minimalistic and abstract, with curving lines suggesting movement around the individual.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apotheosis (L'Apothéose)

Albert Besnard

Date
c. 1886
Medium
etching on Van Gelder laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 31.6 x 24.7 cm (12 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.) sheet: 51 x 32.5 cm (20 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1997.91.1
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Woman (La Femme): pl.12

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • female
  • figure
  • stages of life
  • Nude
Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1997.

Inscription

lower left below plate mark in graphite: Tirée à 100; lower right below plate mark in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 58-1

Marks

None.

Watermarks

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

NGA object ID 102120. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.