The Foundling Hospital
1824
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1824
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Foundling Hospital is a 1824 by Jean Henri Marlet, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a busy room with women and children. Some women sit at tables, feeding babies or holding them. Others stand around a tall, decorated column in the center, while a few tend to pots and baskets. The room has high ceilings and large windows, and the women wear simple clothes with head coverings. Notice how the artist packed so many people into one scene—everyone looks busy but calm. The title at the bottom hints this might be a place where abandoned children are cared for. Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see where this drawing is kept.
