The Foundling Hospital

Jean Henri Marlet

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a large room with a high ceiling and a large circular window on the back wall. The room contains rows of beds on the right and left sides. Women in long dresses and head coverings are present throughout the room. Some women are sitting on chairs or standing, while others are tending to babies in the beds. A woman on the right sits in a chair cradling a baby. A large stone fireplace protrudes into the room on the left. A stone or tiled floor covers the ground. The walls are light-colored. The image is titled "Tableaux de Paris" at the top and "Les Enfants trouves" at the bottom. The artist's name, Jean Henri Marlet, is associated with the image.