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The image features three individuals, portrayed from the shoulders up in layered positioning. The central figure faces right with long hair, the person above and slightly behind looks forward with short hair, and the person at the bottom has a head turned to the left. The background is textured with dark shading, suggesting a fourth face on the far right. There are no visible accessories, highlighting the faces and hair.
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The image features three individuals, portrayed from the shoulders up in layered positioning. The central figure faces right with long hair, the person above and slightly behind looks forward with short hair, and the person at the bottom has a head turned to the left. The background is textured with dark shading, suggesting a fourth face on the far right. There are no visible accessories, highlighting the faces and hair.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Family (Une famille)

Albert Besnard

Date
1890
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 15 × 11.1 cm (5 7/8 × 4 3/8 in.) plate: 15.7 × 12 cm (6 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 27.5 × 18.9 cm (10 13/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.1488
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • family
  • portrait
  • child
  • Face
Provenance

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

Inscription

Not signed. Not dated. "H G 194 - Une famille" 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

None.

NGA object ID 4632. 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.