Le Petit prédicateur

Nicolas Delaunay after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

National Gallery of Art

The artwork depicts several individuals shown from head to toe. At the center, a small child is standing on a raised platform or box, reaching toward the left with curly hair. Nearby, a woman is kneeling, looking at the child with another young child seated opposite her. Another woman beside the platform is leaning in, with her hair wrapped and covered. On the far right, a man sits with a child lying on his lap. The figures are in a domestic setting, surrounded by open books, scrolls, and a hat on the floor. The background showcases raised brick patterns and flowing drapery, with a circular garland of leaves framing the composition.