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The image features two women shown standing from head to waist in a natural setting. The woman in the foreground is on the right, leaning her arms on a netted barrier. She has delicate facial features, intricate frilled hair, and wears a hat with floral decorations. She is dressed in textured, dark clothing. Behind her, the second woman is partially obscured by foliage, also wearing a flowing garment and a large decorative hat on her styled hair. Various exotic birds like peacocks and pheasants are depicted to the right of the women amidst trees and bushes. The background is filled with shrubs and leaves, creating a lush, ornate setting.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Au Jardin d'Acclimatation (In the Zoological Garden)
Félix Bracquemond
- Date
- 1870s
- Medium
- etching and aquatint on laid paper
- Dimensions
- image: 18.8 × 20 cm (7 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.) plate: 21.3 × 21.8 cm (8 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.) sheet: 39.3 × 28.2 cm (15 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2023.178.8
- Credit line
- The Helena E. M. Gunnarsson Fund
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-E
Provenance
(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased by NGA, 2023
Inscription
recto: below image, at right, in graphite: Bracquemond [underlined]; at upper right, in graphite, in later hand: B 214 / III; at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: avant aquatinte; verso: at bottom center, in graphite, in later hand: Au Jardin d'Acclimatation; at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: 7485
Marks
None.
Watermarks
None.
NGA object ID 227692. 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.