L'inoculation de l'amour
1776
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1776
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'inoculation de l'amour is a 1776 ink by Noël Le Mire, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a bedroom scene with four people. A woman in fancy clothes stands by the bed, adjusting the sleeve of a child who’s kneeling. Another woman lies in bed, half-covered by sheets, while a boy in simple clothes looks up at them. Heavy curtains frame a window, and a table with a bottle sits in the corner. The woman standing might be giving the child a lesson—maybe about love, given the title. The boy’s curious gaze adds a touch of innocence to the moment. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists like Le Mire made prints like this.
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