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The image is an etching depicting four figures walking closely together. The figures include an adult man, an adult woman, and two young children. The man wears a hat and coat, while the woman wears a headscarf and a long dress. The children are dressed in warm clothing. They are portrayed on uneven ground, with buildings in the background. The figures are shown from head to toe, with their bodies slightly turned to the left. The man's facial features are shadowed, the woman's features are delicate lines, and the children's faces are round with soft features.
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The image is an etching depicting four figures walking closely together. The figures include an adult man, an adult woman, and two young children. The man wears a hat and coat, while the woman wears a headscarf and a long dress. The children are dressed in warm clothing. They are portrayed on uneven ground, with buildings in the background. The figures are shown from head to toe, with their bodies slightly turned to the left. The man's facial features are shadowed, the woman's features are delicate lines, and the children's faces are round with soft features.

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: 34.7 × 29.7 cm (13 11/16 × 11 11/16 in.) sheet: 61.3 × 45.6 cm (24 1/8 × 17 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.3751
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • child
  • portrait
  • City
  • Man
  • Building
Provenance

Alfred Beurdeley [1847-1919], Paris, (Lugt 421); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Inscription

"f" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hadn. "epreuve d'essai / forain / janvier 1909" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "M.G. 35" upper right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Le Palissade" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "illeg." verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks

(Alfred Beurdeley collector's stamp) lower right margin, black stamped ink, (Lugt 421). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

[crowned Strasburg lily] "VGL / VAN GELDER ZONEN"

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