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Two women are leaning over a wooden fence observing a group of birds. The woman in the foreground has detailed facial features and dark hair styled under a feather-adorned hat. She wears a dark long-sleeve dress with a high collar. Behind her, a woman with lighter features and a lighter hat observes as well. The background is filled with trees and foliage, creating a rich, textured setting resembling a garden or park. In front of the women, several birds with distinctive plumage can be seen perched or walking on the grass.
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Two women are leaning over a wooden fence observing a group of birds. The woman in the foreground has detailed facial features and dark hair styled under a feather-adorned hat. She wears a dark long-sleeve dress with a high collar. Behind her, a woman with lighter features and a lighter hat observes as well. The background is filled with trees and foliage, creating a rich, textured setting resembling a garden or park. In front of the women, several birds with distinctive plumage can be seen perched or walking on the grass.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Au Jardin d'Acclimatation (In the Zoological Garden)

Félix Bracquemond

Date
1870s
Medium
etching with gray and black wash on tan wove paper
Dimensions
image: 18.9 × 20 cm (7 7/16 × 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 23.5 × 20.7 cm (9 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2023.178.4
Credit line
The Helena E. M. Gunnarsson Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record
Provenance

Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley [1847-1919], Paris (Lugt 421). (James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased by NGA, 2023

Inscription

recto: above composition, at right, in black pen: 1; below composition, at right, in black pen: Bracquemond [underlined]; verso: none

Marks

recto: Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (Lugt 421)

Watermarks

None.

NGA object ID 227688. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.