Boy with Peaches

Maker François Hubert Drouais (French, 1727 - 1775)

Additional Title(s)

Son of Président Desvieux

Collections

European Paintings

ClassificationsPAINTINGS

Date1760

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm.)

SignedSigned in middle left of recto: Drouais le fils 1760

InscribedSigned in middle left of recto: Drouais le fils 1760

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Adele S. Browning Memorial Collection, gift of Mildred Browning Green and Honorable Lucius Peyton Green

Label TextThe French art critic Denis Diderot praised Drouais’s depictions of children. “He puts life, transparency, humility, and charm in their eyes…They seem to watch you and smile at you, even up close.” Peaches traditionally symbolize truth. In this portrait, Drouais may allude to the proverbial notion of truths that come from the mouths of babes.

Status

On view

Object number78.20.3