Jean-Baptiste-Siméon ChardinFrench, 1699–1779Soap Bubbles
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National Gallery of Art
Room53 · West Building, Main FloorWashington, D.C., United States
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Aug 19, 2026
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- The museum's own collection data
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- Accession number
- 1942.5.1
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Meanwhile, in the life of Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
The whole life1731
Married: Marguerite Saintard
1731
Restoring the frescoes of the Galerie François I
In 1731, under the painter Jean-Baptiste van Loo, Chardin takes part in the restoration of the frescoes in the Galerie François I at the château of Fontainebleau. It is one of the jobs by which he makes a modest living, otherwise painting pictures in various genres at whatever price his customers chose to pay.
1731
The death of his father
Soon after the 1731 wedding Chardin's father, a cabinetmaker who made billiard tables, dies; in November a son, Jean-Pierre, is born to the painter.
18 November 1731
Son born: Pierre Jean-Baptiste Chardin
1735–1737
The deaths of his wife Marguerite and their daughter
In 1735 Chardin's wife Marguerite dies, and in 1737 their daughter Marguerite-Agnès, baptized in 1733, dies as well.
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