Farm Interior: Breton Children Feeding Rabbits

William Henry Lippincott, Farm Interior: Breton Children Feeding Rabbits, 1878, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1983.66
Copied William Henry Lippincott, Farm Interior: Breton Children Feeding Rabbits, 1878, oil on canvas, 21 1⁄2 x 25 3⁄4 in. (54.6 x 65.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1983.66
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Artwork Details

Title
Farm Interior: Breton Children Feeding Rabbits
Artist
Date
1878
Location
Dimensions
21 1⁄2 x 25 3⁄4 in. (54.6 x 65.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group — female and child
  • Animal — bird — chicken
  • Animal — rabbit
  • Occupation — domestic — housekeeping
  • Architecture Interior — domestic — farmhouse
Object Number
1983.66
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.66

Artwork Description

In the nineteenth century, artists from New York and Paris often made painting trips to Brittany, on the northwest coast of France. William Henry Lippincott painted this interior three years after a summer spent in Breton villages. He included a sentimental reminder of his stay there, depicting the massive chimney piece from the Château de Lezaven, where he shared a studio with other American artists working in Pont-Aven.