Two-year-old Henri Bertholet-Campan with his dog Aline
Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller
1786. Oil on canvas. 113.5 x 90.2 cm. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden..A portrait of Henri Bertholet-Campan (1784–1821), son of Henriette Campan (Madame Campan), first lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie Antoinette. Executed in France by Swedish court painter Wertmüller. Depicting the child in simple attire outdoors reflects the late 18th-century popularity of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's philosophy regarding natural childhood development.
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