Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Besnard Family
Albert BesnardLinkedCulture matchlcp-627b88d11a79
- Date
- 1890
- Medium
- Etching
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 50405
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Charlotte Besnard (lower left) is shown with her children Germaine, age six, Robert, age nine, and Philippe, age four. Baby Jean, born exactly a year before this print was published, is not included. The right side of the printing plate was damaged by “foul biting, ” a common accident. Unintended areas get eaten away while the plate is being etched in an acid bath. This accounts for the dark shadows on Philippe’s face. To compensate, Besnard altered the composition, distancing Philippe slightly from the group and enclosing him in a space in the background. France, Europe
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- Credit line
- Bequest of Mrs. Charles S. Pillsbury
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