Minneapolis Institute of Art

Madame Besnard (Charlotte Dubray Besnard) in a Medallion

Albert Besnard

Date

1884

Medium

Etching and drypoint

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This intimate portrait presents the artist’s wife, Charlotte, in a private moment, eyes closed and head propped on a pillow. Besnard must have admired his wife’s profile. He depicted her from this angle, in both paintings and prints, no less than six time. Sargent showed her in profile too. France, Europe

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