Au Jardin d'Acclimatation (In the Zoological Garden)

1870s

Félix Bracquemond

Associated Names
Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

Two women are shown standing behind a slightly inclined fence, facing a group of colorful birds. The woman in the foreground has dark hair and a hat with a yellow decoration, wearing a dark dress with puffy sleeves and gloves. She has her chin resting on her hands. The second woman, behind her, wears a white hat with a veil and lighter-colored clothing. The background has lush foliage and larger trees on the right. Several vividly colored birds are in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color 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: 21.2 × 21.8 cm (8 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.5 × 26.4 cm (10 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.178.10

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]; verso: at upper right, in graphite, in later hand: AL [?] 51 / III

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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