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 laid Van Gelder paper
Dimensions
image: 19.3 × 17.4 cm (7 5/8 × 6 7/8 in.) plate: 23.9 × 18.3 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in.) sheet (irreg.): 32.9 × 25.2 cm (12 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Collection no.
1943.3.1482
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 laid Van Gelder paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 19.3 × 17.4 cm (7 5/8 × 6 7/8 in.) plate: 23.9 × 18.3 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in.) sheet (irreg.): 32.9 × 25.2 cm (12 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.1482. Rosenwald Collection.

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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