1808
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les Frères Conduisent les Enfants, à St. Nicolas des Champs is a 1808 ink by Jean Henri Marlet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a group of people standing in front of a large stone building. The building has an arched doorway and a triangular roof. The people are all wearing old-fashioned clothing, including hats and long coats. Some of them are holding baskets or bags. In the foreground, there are several children standing in a line, looking up at the adults. The adults seem to be leading the children somewhere, possibly into the building. The scene is set in a courtyard or plaza, with stone tiles on the ground. The artist who created this image is Marlet, Jean Henri.
Jean-Henri Marlet, aka Jean Henry Marlet (18 November 1771 – 1847), was a French painter and engraver.
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