Research Catalog

The artist's wife and children

Title
The artist's wife and children [graphic] / Besnard.
Author
Besnard, Paul Albert, 1849-1934.
Publication
ca.1886-1889.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Description
2 prints : etching, drypoint; 30.6 x 30 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Etchings of the artist's wife sick in bed being brought breakfast by her two children; and in bed nursing an infant, attended by her maid and an older child, who is drinking hot chocolat.
Subject
  • Breastfeeding
  • Families
  • Motherhood
  • Painters' spouses
  • Wives
  • Women household employees
Genre/Form
Etchings – French – 19th century.
Note
  • Signed in pencil: Besnard.
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Titles from André Charles Coppier, Les eaux-fortes de Besnard, 1920.
  • The Sick Mother is numbered 12/100.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available.
Provenance (note)
  • Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Contents
Coppier 75. La mère malade, ou le déjeûner -- Coppier 45. Le Déjeûner.
Call Number
MEZAC
OCLC
NYPG95-F104
Author
Besnard, Paul Albert, 1849-1934.
Title
The artist's wife and children [graphic] / Besnard.
Imprint
ca.1886-1889.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Cite As:
S.P. Avery Collection.
Linking Entry
Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Indexes
Finding aid available.
Provenance
Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.
Added Author
Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector
S.P. Avery Collection.
Research Call Number
MEZAC
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