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The image shows an illustration of two individuals. One person is seated, while the other is standing and slightly bent forward. The seated person has a large mustache and wild hair, and is leaning back with an arm resting on a surface. He is wearing loose clothing. The standing person is bald, with defined facial features, wearing a long coat, and has his hands positioned in front of him. The background is minimally detailed, hinting at objects like bottles on a table.
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The image shows an illustration of two individuals. One person is seated, while the other is standing and slightly bent forward. The seated person has a large mustache and wild hair, and is leaning back with an arm resting on a surface. He is wearing loose clothing. The standing person is bald, with defined facial features, wearing a long coat, and has his hands positioned in front of him. The background is minimally detailed, hinting at objects like bottles on a table.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

a) Waiter and Customer (recto); b) Sketch of a Man and Woman (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Medium
a) brush and black ink and graphite on wove paper b) brush and black ink on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.2 x 40.9 cm (11 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1943.3.3897.a-b
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Impressionist
  • taverns/cafes/inns
  • genre
Provenance

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

Inscription

"f." lower right composition, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Inv. no 299" lower right composition, black ink, unknown hand. "Fin de soutien" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "3668" [underlined] verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks

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

Watermarks

"j l.forain"

NGA object ID 7015. 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.