Yours
This is a drawing of a domestic scene with a large sculpture of a horse in the background. The drawing depicts a woman pouring liquid into a bowl or container held by a child, with a statue or sculpture of a horse draped in cloth in the background. Several other figures appear in various activities throughout the image, and the scene takes place in what seems to be an indoor setting, possibly an atelier or market. The area is bustling with activity; on the table to the right, there is an arrangement of items, and at the bottom, there are freshly plucked chickens and some game. The use of…
Gallery mode Full size at the museum

Window mode follows your eyes with your camera, in this browser only: no picture or position leaves your device.

Kindly Martine

Pierre-Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723 - 1769)

1760s

Medium
black chalk with gray and brown wash
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 31.7 x 23.5 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

View at the National Gallery of Art

More by Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

See all

More like this

See all