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The Brothers Conducting the Children to St. Nicholas of the Fields

Jean Henri Marlet

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white illustration on aged paper with rectangular border. The top center reads "TABLEAUX DE PARIS" in capital letters. The scene depicts a group of children in 18th-century attire standing on a cobblestone street. The children are positioned in two lines with a man and a boy on either side. The man on the left wears a hat and a long coat, and the man on the right wears a clerical collar with a long robe and hat. The building behind them features stone walls, ornate arched windows, and a central doorway with a triangular pediment. A triangular pediment with carvings sits atop the building facade. The bottom of the illustration has a cursive script in French. The left bottom corner features a small red seal and a signature. The right top corner shows a small signature.

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1208 × 893 px
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