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.
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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
Print
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.