The Nurse, from Cahier de six eaux-fortes, vues de Hollande
Medium
Etching in brownish-black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 16.5 × 20.7 cm (6 1/2 × 8 3/16 in.); Plate: 17.6 × 21.7 cm (6 15/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Sheet: 35.5 × 51.8 cm (14 × 20 7/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
199796
Art Historical Context
Johan Barthold Jongkind's *The Nurse*, created in 1862 as part of his *Cahier de six eaux-fortes, vues de Hollande* (Notebook of Six Etchings, Views of Holland), captures the everyday life of the Dutch countryside during a period when the artist bridged Dutch realism and emerging French Impressionism. Born in the Netherlands but largely based in France, Jongkind drew inspiration from his homeland's serene landscapes and intimate scenes, producing this etching amid his travels and evolving style. The series reflects 19th-century nostalgia for traditional Dutch subjects, evoking the quiet dignit...
About the Artist
Johan Barthold Jongkind
Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819–1891) was born on June 3 in the rural village of Lattrop, in the Netherlands' Overijssel province, and emerged as a pivotal figure bridging Dutch landscape traditions with the dawn of Impressionism. He began his formal training at The Hague's art academy under the esteemed landscape painter Andreas Schelfhout, whose influence rooted Jongkind in the meticulous depictio...