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This is a drawing of an outdoor dining scene. The image shows a bustling outdoor café or garden party setting. There are several tables arranged under trees, with people seated at them. A waiter is serving drinks, balancing a tray. In the background, there are architectural elements resembling cottages or a communal building, blurred. An individual on a swing is seen in the upper right area. The shading and monochrome palette give the scene depth and ambiance.
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This is a drawing of an outdoor dining scene. The image shows a bustling outdoor café or garden party setting. There are several tables arranged under trees, with people seated at them. A waiter is serving drinks, balancing a tray. In the background, there are architectural elements resembling cottages or a communal building, blurred. An individual on a swing is seen in the upper right area. The shading and monochrome palette give the scene depth and ambiance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Au coq des bruyeres

Auguste Lepère after Daniel Vierge

Date
1888
Medium
wood engraving on tissue paper
Dimensions
image: 30.9 x 45.3 cm (12 3/16 x 17 13/16 in.) sheet: 38.9 x 53 cm (15 5/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.106.1
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Denker in honor of Jack and Rhea Denker and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Le Monde Illustre, publ. 6 October 1888

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • amusement
  • genre
  • Drinking
  • wood engraving
Provenance

James Pierce, Baltimore (stamped JLP); (Bill Tomlinson, Baltimore); Jack Denker, King of Prussia, PA; Eric Denker, Falls Church, VA; gift to NGA, 1991.

Inscription

lower right in plate:A.LEPERE; lower left in plate: VIERGE; lower right in graphite: a l'ami Jules / A Lepere; by later hands, lower right in graphite: 75 / 2 Etat / Tirage quelques; by later hand, lL //in graphite: Coq des Bruyeres dernier etat / 1e dessin de Vierge apres son accident.; by l ater hands, lC //in graphite: LB 181 K 3535 C. 3738 L.4362

NGA object ID 72926. 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.