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A Christening in Revolutionary France
Jean-Baptiste Mallet (French, 1759-1835)late 18th century
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Mallet’s image depicts a Republican baptism ceremony during the French Revolution. The event takes place in a magnificent Gothic church, identifiable as such by its pointed arches and stained glass window. A mother presents her infant to the priest who raises his right hand as he administers the sacrament. Even the musicians pause from playing to watch this spectacle.
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- Title: A Christening in Revolutionary France
- Creator: Jean-Baptiste Mallet (French, 1759-1835)
- Date Created: late 18th century
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 33.3 x 44.6 cm (13 1/8 x 17 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: Patrice Batelli; purchased by Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980], 1976 (sale, 3 December 1976, “Important old master drawings”, lot #102, Christie’s, London); bequest of Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008], 2005 to The Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.213
- Medium: Pen and brown and gray inks and red chalk and watercolor, heightened with white; squaring for transfer
- Inscriptions: verso, upper left corner, in graphite: paoli 30, lower left corner, label pasted down on sheet: VALLEE, Md. D'Estampes,
- Department: Drawings
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Collection: DR - French
- Accession Number: 2017.213
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