Artist
Paul-Albert Besnard(French, 1849–1934)French, 1849–1934
CultureFrench
Titles
- Les Morphinomanes (The Morphine Addicts) or Le Plumet (The Feather)
Date1887
MediumEtching and drypoint on wove paper, state I/I
DimensionsPlate: 9 5/16 × 14 9/16 in. (23.7 × 37 cm)
Sheet: 12 11/16 × 16 5/8 in. (32.3 × 42.3 cm)
Sheet: 12 11/16 × 16 5/8 in. (32.3 × 42.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Dumas Family Fund
Object number2020.218
Not on view
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Exhibition History"After Dark: Night at the Turn of the Century," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston,Jan. 8, 2022-Jan. 29, 2023 [Third Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right: Groy B. / G1287
Recto: Signed in graphite, below plate, bottom right edge: A. Besnard [cursive]
Catalogue raisonnéCoppier 62; Delteil 65, Godefroy 65, only known state; edition unknown.
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Salvator Rosa
c. 1656–1657
Etching on laid paper with drypoint, state I/I
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Salvator Rosa
c. 1656–1657
Etching with drypoint on laid paper, state I/I
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Salvator Rosa
c. 1656–1657
Etching with drypoint on laid paper, state I/I
70.43.3