The Feathered Turban (Le turban à aigrette) — Albert Besnard

Albert Besnard

The Feathered Turban (Le turban à aigrette)

1901

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
etching and drypoint on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 19.5 × 17.6 cm (7 11/16 × 6 15/16 in.) plate: 24 × 18.2 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in.) sheet: 41.8 × 31 cm (16 7/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
Collection no.
1997.91.5
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

The Feathered Turban (Le turban à aigrette) — Albert Besnard. 1901.

Medium: etching and drypoint on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 19.5 × 17.6 cm (7 11/16 × 6 15/16 in.) plate: 24 × 18.2 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in.) sheet: 41.8 × 31 cm (16 7/16 × 12 3/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1997.91.5. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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