Who created "The Rape, plate eight from Woman"?

The Rape, plate eight from Woman was created by Albert Besnard in c. 1886.

When was "The Rape, plate eight from Woman" created?

This artwork was created c. 1886.

What medium is "The Rape, plate eight from Woman"?

The Rape, plate eight from Woman is Etching on cream Japanese paper.

The Rape, plate eight from Woman

Albert Besnard

c. 1886

Medium

Etching on cream Japanese paper

Dimensions

Image: 31.9 × 24.7 cm (12 9/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Plate: 34.5 × 26.5 cm (13 5/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 39 × 31 cm (15 3/8 × 12 1/4 in.)

Classification

etching

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

27878

About the Artist

Albert Besnard

Paul-Albert Besnard, known as Albert Besnard, was born on June 2, 1849, in Paris to an artistic family: his father, Louis Adolphe Ferdinand Besnard, was a history painter and pupil of Ingres, while his mother, Marie Louise Pauline Vaillant, was a noted miniaturist trained under Lizinska de Mirbel. Precociously talented, he began his training under Jean-François Brémond before entering the École de...

The Rape, plate eight from Woman

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