The Nurse (La Nourrice)

1862

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Associated Names
Johan Barthold Jongkind

Artist, Dutch, 1819 - 1891

The image depicts a rural scene with a house to the left, surrounded by bushes and trees. The brushstrokes are fine and sketch-like, creating a detailed effect. Shadows and depths are illustrated through cross-hatching. The color palette is monochrome in varying intensities of dark ink lines. A figure is visible to the right of the house, and tall trees fill the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.56

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 4, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • An Impressionist View on Paper - from the Lessing Rosenwald Collection of the National Gallery, Washington, D.C, Art Gallery at the University of Notre Dame, 1971, no. 17.

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65360032

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