Physical Qualities
Drypoint, aquatint, and softground etching, Sheet: 433 x 301 mm. (17 1/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Plate: 368 x 268 mm. (14 1/2 x 10 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.14788
Printed in color from three plates.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Wildenstein Gallery, New York City, NY, Oct. 1947 - Jan. 1948.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Robert Flynn Johnson, BMA, "American Prints 1870-1950, 4 April - 2 June 1974, cat 16.
Michael Milkovich, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, "Mary Cassatt and the American Impressionists," July 4 - Aug. 8, 1976.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "A Continuing Example: Prints and Drawings from the George A. Lucas Collection," 4 February - 9 April 1995.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006.
The Philbrook Museum of Art, "Innovative Impressions: Cassatt, Degas, and Pissarro as Painter-Printmaker," June 9 - September 9, 2018.
BMA, Jacobs paper case rotation, February 4 - November 30, 2020 (roughly 6 months on view; works covered during COVID-19 closures)
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Robert Flynn Johnson, BMA, "American Prints 1870-1950, 4 April - 2 June 1974, cat 16.
Michael Milkovich, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, "Mary Cassatt and the American Impressionists," July 4 - Aug. 8, 1976.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "A Continuing Example: Prints and Drawings from the George A. Lucas Collection," 4 February - 9 April 1995.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006.
The Philbrook Museum of Art, "Innovative Impressions: Cassatt, Degas, and Pissarro as Painter-Printmaker," June 9 - September 9, 2018.
BMA, Jacobs paper case rotation, February 4 - November 30, 2020 (roughly 6 months on view; works covered during COVID-19 closures)
Lees, Sarah and Richard R. Brettell. Innovative Impressions: Prints by Cassatt, Degas, and Pissarro. Tulsa, OK: Philbrook Museum of Art, 2018.
Inscribed: Signed, inscribed, and dedicated in pencil: lower left "[illegible - possibly Enfant nue]"; lower right "To Mr. Lucas with my best compliments / Mary Cassatt / (proof printed by the artist and Leroy)"
Markings: Artist's stamp: MC monogram (Lugt 604) Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
