Under the Horse Chestnut Tree (1898), a
drypoint and
aquatint print by
Mary Cassatt, an American painter and
printmaker who lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended
Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the
Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children, on which her reputation is largely based. In recognition of her contributions to the arts, France awarded her the
Légion d'honneur in 1904, but she never had as much success in her homeland, having been overshadowed by her brother, railroad magnate
Alexander Cassatt.
Print: Mary Cassatt