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The Rape (Le Viol)

Albert Besnard

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two individuals, partially visible from the lower legs upwards. The person on the left is leaning backward, holding onto a door with both hands while being embraced from behind by the second person. The first person has their head slightly turned away with a neat, low bun hairstyle. The second person, in a slightly right position, has a tousled hairstyle. Both individuals are wearing full-length garments. The setting includes a door behind them and a floor with visible tiling or parquet pattern lines.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1886
Medium
etching with graphite additions on laid paper
Dimensions
3456 × 4788 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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