Le Grand Prix de vertu
1834
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1834
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Grand Prix de vertu is a 1834 ink by Aubert, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a crowded room with people in fancy clothes. A man in a suit stands at a table, handing out medals to women in big hats. One woman in the front is bent over, holding a basket—maybe she’s collecting the medals. The room looks busy, with lots of faces watching. The title *Le Grand Prix de vertu* means something like "the grand prize for virtue," but the scene looks more like a joke. The artist might be poking fun at how people were rewarded for being "good" back then. Want to know more? Try looking up lithography.
