My Back Yard ( No. 1 )
1890
19th Century
7 15/16 in. x 5 15/16 in.
J. Alden Weir Julian Alden Weir,
American,
(1852–1919)
Object Type:
Work on Paper
Medium and Support:
etching and drypoint on paper
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum, Gift of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
Accession Number:
2002.1.158j
In the foreground a child is playing with its left hand in the basin of a small fountain. A house half hidden by the trees, appears over a high borad fence in the background. Near the open gate of the fence some clothes are hanging on a line. The upper right corner of the plate is devoid of work.