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[Under the horse chestnut tree] / Mary Cassatt. – Antique Print

[Under the horse chestnut tree] / Mary Cassatt., [ca. 1898] — historic print
[Under the horse chestnut tree] / Mary Cassatt., [ca. 1898]. Historic print from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic print captures [Under the horse chestnut tree] / Mary Cassatt. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Under the horse chestnut tree] / Mary Cassatt.

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Cassatt's title places this scene under a horse chestnut tree, and the French inscription on the sheet, which describes a woman and child at play, echoes that outdoor setting. Cassatt, an American who worked for most of her career in France, turned to color printmaking in the 1890s, combining drypoint and aquatint to build soft tones across several plates. The technique suited her tender, intimate studies of mothers and children, which became central to her later work. The Library of Congress included this print in its *American Treasures* exhibition in 2001 and 2002.

Created / published[ca. 1898]
Medium1 print : drypoint and aquatint, color ; 40.3 x 28.7 cm.
GenreDrypoints 1890-1900.Aquatints Color 1890-1900.
NotesInscription on recto: Femme et enfant jouant sur le [incomplete]. No. 17. DLC Signed in pencil. DLC Title and other information from Beall. Breeskin, no.162 American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall... Baltimore : John Hopkins Press, 1970, p. 101. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2001-2002.
SubjectsMothers & children--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,018 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-224359

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