Portrait of a Mother and Daughter
Henri-Pierre Danloux (French, 1753–1809)
c. 1794–95
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 44.4 × 36 cm · framed: 52.7 × 44.1 × 4.5 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Accession Number
2008.286
Tags
male
About this artwork
Though flowing loose and free across her shoulders, the woman’s hair is partly bound up in a red kerchief, a tell-tale sign she is an active participant in the French Revolution. The painting also celebrates primary values of the Revolutionary period--close family bonds and, especially, the mother’s role in raising children--by depicting an intimate connection between mother and daughter.