The image depicts three individuals, each showing three-quarters of their bodies. The person on the right is bending forward, looking down with their hands resting on a surface. They wear a dark coat and a hat obscuring their facial features. The middle person has their head covered with a slightly visible face. The person on the left, likely a child, is leaning over the ledge with their head slightly tilted downwards and short hair. None of the individuals hold any objects. The background is mostly dark with cross-hatched shading for depth, contrasting with the lighter figures. The drawing is monochromatic with dark tones emphasizing the characters' focus.
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The image depicts three individuals, each showing three-quarters of their bodies. The person on the right is bending forward, looking down with their hands resting on a surface. They wear a dark coat and a hat obscuring their facial features. The middle person has their head covered with a slightly visible face. The person on the left, likely a child, is leaning over the ledge with their head slightly tilted downwards and short hair. None of the individuals hold any objects. The background is mostly dark with cross-hatched shading for depth, contrasting with the lighter figures. The drawing is monochromatic with dark tones emphasizing the characters' focus.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Avocat compulsant un dossier (Lawyer Going through a Brief)

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
1909
Medium
etching and drypoint in brown on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.6 × 29.6 cm (9 5/16 × 11 5/8 in.) sheet: 36.5 × 50.7 cm (14 3/8 × 19 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.3786
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Mother and Child
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Woman
  • Man
Provenance

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

Inscription

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "G77 III" 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). (George M. Adams collector's stamp), verso, purple stamped ink, (Lugt 59).

Watermarks

None.

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