The Sleeping Child in the Care of a Brave Dog, Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet, circa 1801

The sleeping child in the care of a brave dog, painting exhibited by jeanne-elisabeth chaudet at the salon of 1801 (# 62) in the collection of the musée d'art et d'histoire de rochefort (musée hèbre de saint-clément). A child asleep in his cradle, in the care of a courageous dog who has just killed a huge viper near him. Inspired by the legend saint guinefort, a greyhound who saved a young child from the bite of a snake. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: circa 1801. Place of creation: France. Dimensions: height: 112.5 cm (44.2 in) ; width: 133 cm (52.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: musée Hèbre de Saint-Clément. Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet - L'Enfant endormi sous la garde d'un chien courageux (Louvre RF 706)