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The image displays four figures walking together: two adults and two children. They appear to be mid-stride, moving from left to right across the image. The adult on the right, a woman with her face partially obscured by a headscarf, is looking downward. She wears a long, flowing garment and is leaning slightly forward. The child to her right is holding her hand and is wearing a hat and a coat. To the left is another child, facing slightly forward. Behind this child is an adult figure in a hooded coat. The background depicts a winter landscape with faint outlines of buildings and fences. The image has a monochromatic tone, emphasizing the starkness of the scene.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Après la saisie (After the Seizure)
Jean-Louis Forain
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- etching (zinc) on laid Van Gelder paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 35.1 × 30 cm (13 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.) sheet: 55.3 × 39 cm (21 3/4 × 15 3/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1943.3.3750
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1901 to 1925
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- family
- portrait
- City
- Building
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Inscription
"f" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "8/25" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.
Marks
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
[crowned Strasburg lily] "VGL"
NGA object ID 6868. 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.