The Petitioner, c. 1910

Not on View

oil on canvas

overall: 61.5 x 50.5 cm (24 3/16 x 19 7/8 in.)

framed: 76.2 x 318.8 x 5.7 cm (30 x 125 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)

1943.11.6

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

lower right: forain

Probably acquired 1929 from (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia) by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA;[1] gift 1943 to NGA.

[1] According to Rosenwald papers in NGA Gallery Archives, pertinent copies in NRA curatorial records.

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius
Sessler, Charles

1932: Forain: The Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, The Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1932, no. 9, as La Soliciteuse.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 51.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 43, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 130, repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 156, repro.