Moutons parqués
Medium
Etching; second state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 13 1/4 in. (25 × 33.7 cm) Plate: 7 in. × 9 3/8 in. (17.8 × 23.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Accession Number
27.81.2(24)
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Moutons parqués (Penned Sheep)** Félix Bracquemond, a pioneering French printmaker, created this etching in 1856, with possible involvement from Albert Brendel. The work captures a pastoral scene of sheep herded by dogs, evoking the quiet rhythms of rural life in-19th-century France Bracquemond, renowned for his meticulous animal studies, drew from keen observation of nature, blending realism with a growing interest in Japanese print influences that would later define his career. This is the second state of two meaning subtle refinements were made to the plate after the first edition—like...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond|Albert Brendel · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres