Portrait de famille, Jacques Augustin Catherine Pajou, 1798
A father consults his wife before giving books to their daughter as a reward for her diligence in studying. The artist depicts his parents and sister with individualized features, in a comfortable room where the action takes place, a sewing room for the mother and a workplace for the father. Object Type: painting. Genre: family portrait. Date: 1798. Dimensions: height: 98 cm (38.5 in) ; width: 130 cm (51.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Musée Marmottan Monet. Jacques Augustin Pajou - Portrait de famille - Musée Marmottan-Monet