Jean-Baptiste Mallet (1759-1835) - Happy Childhood

Jean-Baptiste Mallet
Born in 1759 in Grasse-Mort on August 16, 1835 in Paris.
"Happy Childhood"
Oil on panel, 22 cm x 17.5 cm
18th century frame, carved wood, gilded with gold

Painter of mythological compositions, genre scenes, interiors, church interiors, gouache painter, watercolourists, draftsman.
He was a pupil of Mérimée and Prud'hon. He appeared at the Paris Salon from 1791 to 1824, obtaining a second class medal in 1812, a first class medal in 1817. He painted in the graceful genre and was one of the triumphants of "Empire genre" painting.
Museums: Cherbourg, Grenoble, Paris, Toulon, Tours, Valenciennes.