Young French Marquise in Exile in Lausanne
1789
gouache
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Jean-Baptiste Mallet
Jean-Baptiste Mallet (1759–1835) was an artist.
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gouache
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Young French Marquise in Exile in Lausanne is a 1789 gouache by Jean-Baptiste Mallet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This scene shows a woman in a white dress standing near a small stove, holding a piece of paper. A young girl leans on her, while a woman in a blue dress sits nearby with a child on her lap. A boy crouches by a table, stirring a pot, and a cat sits on a chair. The room looks old, with exposed beams and a slanted ceiling. Food and tools are scattered around. The painting was made using a soft, water-based paint called gouache. It shows a quiet moment in a home, maybe during a hard time. Look up gouache to see how it works.
Jean-Baptiste Mallet (1759–1835) was an artist.
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