Un Martyr

Albert Besnard

Caption

Albert Besnard (French, 1849–1934). Un Martyr, 1883. Etching and aquatint on Arches paper, Image: 17 5/16 x 12 1/8 in. (44 x 30.8 cm) Sheet: 19 1/8 x 13 1/16 in. (48.6 x 33.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1042.93.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Un Martyr

Date

1883

Medium

Etching and aquatint on Arches paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Image: 17 5/16 x 12 1/8 in. (44 x 30.8 cm) Sheet: 19 1/8 x 13 1/16 in. (48.6 x 33.2 cm)

Signatures

Signed, "A. Besnard" lower right in pencil

Inscriptions

"1st etat" in pencil lower left, "AB" stamped in lower left; "Un Martyre No. 12 (c)" in pencil lower left; "2e état tiré à 6 ép"; "9380" in pencil lower corner; "EE610 6002" in pencil lower right; possibly a gift from the Stern estate.

Markings

Watermarks: "FIDELIS MC Arches--" from lower center to lower right

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X1042.93

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