This c. 1886 etching from the French artist, Paul Albert Besnard, measures 12 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches, pencil signed, editioned (three of 100), plate 10 of 12 from a series titled "La Femme", delteil 56(2nd state). Besnard studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and for the beginning of his artistic career concentrated on a very academic style of painting and composition, before adopting a more impressionistic approach of portraying light and color; later he went to England to study portraiture with Thomas Gainesborough and Joshua Reynolds. Please ask all questions prior to bidding, additional photos and condition reports are available for all lots. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee excellent condition or imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Peterborough Auctions LLC makes no guarantees to the exact weights, measurements, age, materials, etc. All descriptions are the opinion of Peterborough Auctions LLC only.