L’École (The School)

François-Philippe Charpentier, after François Boucher, published by Pierre-François Basan

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a domestic interior scene with children and a teacher. The image portrays a group within a room engaged in various activities. A seated adult figure appears to be teaching or showing something to a child standing in front of them, while another child stands nearby with a book or paper. Other children sit or kneel around them, possibly engaged in study or busy with books. The setting includes shelves containing books and pots, a window, and drapery hanging in the background. The arrangement of figures and detailed rendering of domestic objects and furnishings suggest a cozy atmosphere of education or domestic life.