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Valley of San Juan del Oro (Harvesting Cinchona Bark)

after J. Denis
1849
Not on view
The published state of this etching, which shows figures harvesting bark from cinchona trees in a forest landscape of Peru, appeared in Hugh Algernon Weddell’s scientific study of the subject in 1849. The botanist was tasked by the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris to research the trees whose bark is the source of quinine, a drug essential for treating malaria. This impression of the etching bears the collector’s mark of Hector Giacomelli, an artist and illustrator who contributed to many natural history publications. Giacomelli’s professional perspective likely enhanced his appreciation for Daubigny’s book illustrations.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Valley of San Juan del Oro (Harvesting Cinchona Bark)
  • Etcher: Charles-François Daubigny (French, Paris 1817–1878 Paris)
  • Artist: after J. Denis (active mid-19th century)
  • Date: 1849
  • Medium: Etching on chine collé; first state of two
  • Dimensions: 15 7/16 × 10 5/8 in. (39.2 × 27 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Madeleine Fidell-Beaufort in memory of Sanford A. Fidell, 2023
  • Object Number: 2023.596
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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