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The drawing shows a figure in a chair at a table. The scene includes a person sitting in a chair at one end of a table. On the table, there is an open book, a pot of ink, and a quill pen. The style is simple, using minimal lines and shading. Ink is used as the medium for a sketch-like appearance.
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The drawing shows a figure in a chair at a table. The scene includes a person sitting in a chair at one end of a table. On the table, there is an open book, a pot of ink, and a quill pen. The style is simple, using minimal lines and shading. Ink is used as the medium for a sketch-like appearance.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Apres l'attentat, Juin '97

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
1897
Medium
brush and black ink watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 26 x 39.4 cm (10 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1943.3.9049
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Doux Pays

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • caricature
  • Impressionist
  • Political
Provenance

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

Inscription

"forain" lower right margin, black ink, artist's hand. "Doux Pays / apres l'attentat / juin 97" upper left margin, black ink, artist's hand. "Tout est calme a l'Elysee" lower center margin, black ink, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Marks

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

Watermarks

"j l. forain"

NGA object ID 11557. 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.