Au Jardin d'Acclimatation (In the Zoological Garden)

1870s

Félix Bracquemond

Associated Names
Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

The image features two women shown standing from head to waist in a natural setting. The woman in the foreground is on the right, leaning her arms on a netted barrier. She has delicate facial features, intricate frilled hair, and wears a hat with floral decorations. She is dressed in textured, dark clothing. Behind her, the second woman is partially obscured by foliage, also wearing a flowing garment and a large decorative hat on her styled hair. Various exotic birds like peacocks and pheasants are depicted to the right of the women amidst trees and bushes. The background is filled with shrubs and leaves, creating a lush, ornate setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The Helena E. M. Gunnarsson Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.8 × 20 cm (7 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
    plate: 21.3 × 21.8 cm (8 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.3 × 28.2 cm (15 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.178.8


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased by NGA, 2023

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: below image, at right, in graphite: Bracquemond [underlined]; at upper right, in graphite, in later hand: B 214 / III; at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: avant aquatinte; verso: at bottom center, in graphite, in later hand: Au Jardin d'Acclimatation; at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: 7485

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.


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