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Esterhazy, from “Dreyfus Affair”

Ben Shahn

Artwork Details

Esterhazy, from “Dreyfus Affair”
1968
Ben Shahn
pochoir print on paper
15 5/16 x 11 3/4 in. (38.89 x 29.85 cm)
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins
2011/1.112.2

Description

Subject Matter:

Portrait of Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy.

Physical Description:

A portrait of a man sitting down. Shown in military dress, he sits with his legs crossed and is painted from the front. His coat is decorated with a medal and embellished with gold and fur trimmings. Although he is painted seated, there is nothing but a dark shadow beneath him. Underneath the portrait reads "Esterhazy".

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