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The image depicts swirling and curly lines and shapes spread across the canvas. In the center, a silhouette resembling a deer with antlers is visible against a textured backdrop. The patterns give an abstract appearance, resembling curly plant tendrils or streams of air.
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The image depicts swirling and curly lines and shapes spread across the canvas. In the center, a silhouette resembling a deer with antlers is visible against a textured backdrop. The patterns give an abstract appearance, resembling curly plant tendrils or streams of air.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Stag, A Study

Théodore Roussel

Date
c. 1890 - 1898
Medium
softground etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate (cut to plate mark): 6 × 8.9 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.7564
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Deer
Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Inscription

"Theodore Roussel" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. "46" verso, lower right, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks

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

Watermarks

None.

NGA object ID 10360. 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.