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In the image, two figures are show. One on the left is a woman viewed from the back in a partial profile, wearing a dress. She stands next to a table with papers and an object. The figure on the right is a reclining man on a bed or couch, with his head on a pillow and one arm up. The man has closed eyes, a mustache, and wears a robe. Drawings of two men in helmets are on the wall above him. The background has plain walls.
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In the image, two figures are show. One on the left is a woman viewed from the back in a partial profile, wearing a dress. She stands next to a table with papers and an object. The figure on the right is a reclining man on a bed or couch, with his head on a pillow and one arm up. The man has closed eyes, a mustache, and wears a robe. Drawings of two men in helmets are on the wall above him. The background has plain walls.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Versailles. L'envoye des boches

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
c. 1914/1919
Medium
black crayon and brush and black ink over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 37.8 x 51.4 cm (14 7/8 x 20 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1943.3.4064
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Impressionist
  • World War I
  • military
Provenance

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

Inscription

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "A Versailles" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "L'envoye des boches" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Aux Reservoirs. "Fraulein, j'en appelle a mon souverain: Une signature n'engage a rien."" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2375" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Marks

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

Watermarks

"[CHAPRON] COQUELIN-PARIS"

NGA object ID 7182. 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.