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The image depicts a person kneeling on the floor facing a sketchbook or canvas on an easel. The individual has short hair and wears a loose, long-sleeved shirt with dark pants. Art supplies are scattered nearby. A table to the right holds a teapot and cup. The background is a plain wall.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
a) Print Connoisseur (recto); b) Sketch of Print Connoisseur (verso)
Jean-Louis Forain
- Medium
- a) brush and brown ink and black chalk with brown wash and white heightening on laid Van Gelder paper b) black crayon on laid Van Gelder paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 33.5 x 48.5 cm (13 3/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1943.3.3903.a-b
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- Impressionist
- art
- genre
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Inscription
"forain" upper right composition, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. Verso: none.
Marks
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
"VAN GELDER ZONEN"
NGA object ID 7021. 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.