Les Échasses

Französische Grafik 1788–1793, c. 1790

The image shows two children outdoors. One child, a girl, stands upright while appearing to support the other child, a boy, who is balanced on stilts. The girl has long, wavy hair with a headband, and wears a long dress with long sleeves and a blue sash. She is holding one of the boy’s hands. The boy has short, curly hair and wears a red coat over a white outfit with knickerbockers, knee-high socks, and shoes. He is on wooden stilts. In the background, there are trees on the left and lush shrubbery with potted roses on the right.
Artist
Französische Grafik 1788–1793
Date
c. 1790
Type
Print
Medium
color stipple engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
16.9 × 19.4 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows two children outdoors. One child, a girl, stands upright while appearing to support the other child, a boy, who is balanced on stilts. The girl has long, wavy hair with a headband, and wears a long dress with long sleeves and a blue sash. She is holding one of the boy’s hands. The boy has short, curly hair and wears a red coat over a white outfit with knickerbockers, knee-high socks, and shoes. He is on wooden stilts. In the background, there are trees on the left and lush shrubbery with potted roses on the right.

Französische Grafik 1788–1793