At the Zoological Gardens, second plate
Medium
Etching, aquatint and drypoint on ivory Japanese paper
Dimensions
Image: 19.6 × 21.1 cm (7 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 28.9 × 46 cm (11 7/16 × 18 1/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
74137
About the Artist
Félix Henri Bracquemond · 1833–1914
Félix Henri Bracquemond was born in Paris in 1833 and came of age during one of the most transformative periods in French art history. He trained primarily as an engraver and etcher, studying under Joseph Guichard before finding his true calling in printmaking. His technical mastery of etching quickly distinguished him among his contemporaries, and he formed lasting friendships with Édouard Manet,...