Past Exhibition

French Eighteenth-Century Color Prints from the Widener Collection

The image shows a gathering of people in a rural setting. A high haystack with a ladder leaning against it is central. There are delicately precise brushstrokes depicting textures and expressions. The color palette includes earthy tones, blues, and greens, creating a serene atmosphere. Various objects like baskets and kettles are scattered. Trees with lush foliage frame the scene. In the distance, a figure tends to a horse-drawn cart. The composition conveys movement and interaction, capturing a communal moment.
Jean-François Janinet, The Harvesters' Lunch, 1774, color etching and wash manner with roulette work, Widener Collection, 1942.9.2374

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    Ground Floor, Cafeteria Corridor
The image shows a gathering of people in a rural setting. A high haystack with a ladder leaning against it is central. There are delicately precise brushstrokes depicting textures and expressions. The color palette includes earthy tones, blues, and greens, creating a serene atmosphere. Various objects like baskets and kettles are scattered. Trees with lush foliage frame the scene. In the distance, a figure tends to a horse-drawn cart. The composition conveys movement and interaction, capturing a communal moment.
Jean-François Janinet, The Harvesters' Lunch, 1774, color etching and wash manner with roulette work, Widener Collection, 1942.9.2374

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