This is an image of two figures and a donkey in a natural setting. The photograph captures a scene with tall foliage and possibly trees surrounding an overgrown path or garden. One figure stands by a donkey carrying a second figure with a basket. In the distance, the silhouette of a building is faintly visible against the bright sky. The image has a sepia tone, accentuating the texture of the leaves and the softness of the natural light.

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Two Women with Donkey

Auguste Giraudon's Artist (French, active 1870s)

late 1870s

Medium: albumen silver print
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions: image: 4 3/16 x 6 5/8 in. (10.7 x 16.9 cm)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line: Gift of Charles Isaacs and Robert Hershkowitz
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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