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A Mother and Child

Date

ca. 1800

Creator

Pierre Guérin

Location

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

This is a charming example of the neoclassical portrait drawings made popular at the turn of the century by Jacques-Louis David. The nondescript background and the chair inspired by ancient antiquities, in addition to the hairstyle à la grecque and the diaphanous dress, signal a fashionable woman enjoying a tender moment with her child. from Snay, The Epic and the Intimate: French Drawings from the John D. Reilly Collection (Notre Dame, 2011)

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This is a charming example of the neoclassical portrait drawings made popular at the turn of the century by Jacques-Louis David. The nondescript background and the chair inspired by ancient antiquities, in addition to the hairstyle à la grecque and the diaphanous dress, signal a fashionable woman enjoying a tender moment with her child. from Snay, The Epic and the Intimate: French Drawings from the John D. Reilly Collection (Notre Dame, 2011)
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Pierre Guérin (French, 1774 - 1833)
ca. 1800
Drawings
Black chalk, heightened with white chalk on brown paper
2014.061.245
children
women
Not on view, please request access
9 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (23.81 x 16.35 cm)
Bequest of John D. Reilly, ND '63, '64

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