In the Luxembourg Gardens
Artist
Louis Abel-Truchet
(French, 1857–1918)
Dateabout 1895
Mediumcolor lithograph on white wove paper
Dimensions61.4 x 85.1 cm (24 3/16 x 33 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Terms
Object number1990.145
Label TextThe role of the nanny as both caretaker and wet nurse had mostly disappeared in Europe by the end of the eighteenth century. However, as late as 1869, nearly half of French newborns were still administered to by a wet nurse. The wealthiest families had live-in nannies while middle-class parents sometimes sent their children to live with other families for up to two years. In this work, Abel-Truchet focuses on children at play in the foreground while on the right side a coterie of nannies, recognizable by their fringed caps, attend to a swaddled child.ProvenanceBarbara Kaplan, 4400 Route 9 South- Suite 1000, Freehold, New Jersey 07728On View
Not on view
Louis Jules Frederic Villeneuve
about 1825
