Family Seated Near a Wall
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number
1931-94-251
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Family Seated Near a Wall *Dominique Vivant Denon French, 1747–1825, ca. 1788* *Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor and Sarah* Created around 1788 by the multifaceted French artist, diplomat, and writer Dominique Vivant Denon *Family Seated Near a Wall* captures a quiet domestic moment on the eve of the French. Denon, a key figure in 18th-century cultural life, served as an advisor to Napoleon and later directed the Louvre Museum. His works often blended neoclassical elegance with keen observation of everyday scenes, reflecting the Enlightenment's interest in human e...