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The image shows two figures wrapped in a large cloak or drapery. One figure's head and shoulders are visible, while the other's face is shown. The first figure's head is partially covered by the drapery. The second figure appears to be resting against the first. The background features tall, slender tree trunks without leaves, suggesting a barren landscape. The artwork includes etched lines that add texture and depth to the scene.
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The image shows two figures wrapped in a large cloak or drapery. One figure's head and shoulders are visible, while the other's face is shown. The first figure's head is partially covered by the drapery. The second figure appears to be resting against the first. The background features tall, slender tree trunks without leaves, suggesting a barren landscape. The artwork includes etched lines that add texture and depth to the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Martyr (Un martyre)

Albert Besnard

Date
1883
Medium
etching on Canson & Mongolfier laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 36.6 × 28.5 cm (14 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.) sheet: 46.6 × 31.2 cm (18 3/8 × 12 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.1474
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • Tree
  • Face
Provenance

(sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 28 April 1937, lot 23); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Inscription

"ABesnard / 1883" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "ABesnard" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "un martyre è état" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "L.G.12 III Un martyr" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Marks

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

Watermarks

"INGRES", "CANSON & M[ONGOLFIER]"

NGA object ID 4618. 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.