Woman and Child by a Duck Pond
1835–1903
Medium
Pen and dark brown and reddish-brown ink, brush and gray wash over graphite underdrawing
Dimensions
7 3/16 x 4 13/16 in. (18.2 x 12.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1966
Accession Number
66.576.10(7)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Lorenz Frølich’s “Woman and Child by a Duck Pond” offers an intimate glimpse into a quiet moment of everyday life. Created between 1835 and 1903, this delicate drawing captures a woman and young girl standing at the edge of a pond, their attention drawn to the ducks gliding across the water. The small scale—just over seven by four inches—invites close viewing, encouraging visitors to appreciate the tender interaction between figures and nature. Frølich employed a refined combination of pen and ink with gray wash over graphite underdrawing. The layered technique allows for both precise outline...