Animations:

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Open 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

The Little Girls' Tavern

c. 1620

Pierre Brebiette

Associated Names

Pierre Brebiette

Artist, French, 1598 - c. 1650

Augustin Quesnel

Publisher, French, active 1639 - 1644

The image depicts two children in a bust view. One child is on the left, leaning forward with elbows on a table, wearing a loose shirt and a large hat. The other child on the right is holding toy scissors and tongs, with neatly brushed hair. A candle on a candlestick is on the table beside them.

Download

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.6 x 9.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1986.14.1

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: PIER BREBIETTE / BREBIETTE; lower center in plate: Au. Qu. ex.

Wikidata ID

Q74071246

You may be interested in