On sonne! Si c'est l'Anglais d'hier maman tu t'en iras!

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Medium

graphite and black crayon on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 35 × 26.5 cm (13 3/4 × 10 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.3899

Artists / Makers

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

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Inscription

"forain" lower right composition, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "On sonne! si c'est l'Anglais d'hier maman tu t'en / iras!" lower composition, black ink, artist's hand. "40-49 1/9" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "9" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "KK725" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "17790" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks and Labels

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

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius