Physical Qualities
Drypoint and aquatint, Sheet: 433 x 300 mm. (17 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Plate: 365 x 266 mm. (14 3/8 x 10 1/2 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
1996.48.14784
Printed in colors from three plates. A reproduction of this impression was issued as part of the prospectus for a deluxe, limited edition of Adelyn Breeskin’s catalogue raisonné of Mary Cassatt’s prints.
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 of Art, Baltimore, Dec. 3 - Dec. 22, 1959.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, April 1969.
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, "History of Aquatint," Feb. 21 - Apr. 8, 1973.
American Federation of Arts, NY, Isetan Museum of Art, Japan, and Nara Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan, "The Art of Mary Cassatt," June 11-July 7, 1981 and July 18- August 23, 1981. Cat. 57, illustrated p.76.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "75 Years/75 Prints: Masterpieces from the Museum's Collection, 1914-1989," 1 April - 4 June, 1989.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Three Master Printmakers from the Nineteenth Century: Eugene Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt," March 17- May 30, 1993.
Susan Dackerman, BMA, "Whistler & Cassatt: Americans Abroad," June 11-Oct. 13, 2003.
Susan Dackerman, BMA (only), "Toulouse-Lautrec: Master of the Moulin Rouge," February 15 - May 23, 2004.
Sona Johnston, BMA, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006.
BMA, Jacobs rotation, January 4, 2021 - October 5, 2021.
The Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, Dec. 3 - Dec. 22, 1959.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, April 1969.
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, "History of Aquatint," Feb. 21 - Apr. 8, 1973.
American Federation of Arts, NY, Isetan Museum of Art, Japan, and Nara Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan, "The Art of Mary Cassatt," June 11-July 7, 1981 and July 18- August 23, 1981. Cat. 57, illustrated p.76.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "75 Years/75 Prints: Masterpieces from the Museum's Collection, 1914-1989," 1 April - 4 June, 1989.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Three Master Printmakers from the Nineteenth Century: Eugene Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt," March 17- May 30, 1993.
Susan Dackerman, BMA, "Whistler & Cassatt: Americans Abroad," June 11-Oct. 13, 2003.
Susan Dackerman, BMA (only), "Toulouse-Lautrec: Master of the Moulin Rouge," February 15 - May 23, 2004.
Sona Johnston, BMA, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006.
BMA, Jacobs rotation, January 4, 2021 - October 5, 2021.
"The Art of Mary Cassatt," American Federation of Arts, NY, Isetan Museum of Art, Japan, and Nara Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan, June 11-July 7, 1981 and July 18- August 23, 1981. Cat. 57, illustrated p.76.
Inscribed: Signed, inscribed, and dedicated in pencil: lower left "Etude de nue"; lower right "To Mr. Lucas with my best compliments / Mary Cassatt / proof printed by artist and Leroy"
Markings: Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
