The Kiss of Innocence, or The Swing
Maker
Marguerite Gérard
(French, 1761 - 1837)
Additional Title(s)
- Le Baiser de l'innocence, or Le Balençoire
- Women and Children in a Park
- Park Scene with Women and Children
Collections
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Dateca. 1787-1788
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions18 3/16 x 21 3/4 in. (46.2 x 55.2 cm.)
DescriptionThis painting portrays an idealized scene from 1700s France with mothers and children enjoying nature and playing on a swing.
SignedSigned in lower right of recto: Mlle / Gerard
InscribedSigned in lower right of recto: Mlle / Gerard
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 TextOne of a number of female painters to exhibit in France in the 18th century, Gérard specialized in tender scenes of mothers and children. Her paintings exemplify the purest Enlightenment principles of virtuous childrearing.Status
On viewObject number78.20.7
Charles Altamont Doyle
n.d.
Object number: 69.4.6verso
