The Artist's Family 1800

"The Artist's Family" is a miniature portrait on ivory painted by Pierre Henri in 1800. It depicts a woman with two daughters and a son, arranged in a semi-circle around a small locket pendant that contains a miniature portrait of the artist himself. The work, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a touching example of familial portraiture and highlights the artistic legacy of Pierre Henri, a skilled miniaturist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.