En Angleterre: Pauvre Jenny!, from "Le Journal Illustré," no. 55
February 26–March 5, 1865
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 3/16 × 10 5/8 in. (38.5 × 27 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2016
Accession Number
2016.774.13
Tags
Art Historical Context
**En Angleterre: Pauvre Jenny!**, a poignant wood engraving from *Le Illustré* (no. 55, February 26–March 5, 1865), a wintry English scene attributed to James Abbott Pasquier and Henryinton. Published in a French illustrated weekly, this print evokes sympathy through its title—"In England: Poor Jenny!"—depicting figures, likely women and children, enduring harsh snow-swept conditions. Measuring 15 3/16 × 10 5/8 inches, it exemplifies the era's mass-produced imagery, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department as a gift from Donato Esposito in 2016. Wood engra...