Jean Monet on His Hobby Horse by Claude Monet
Claude Monet painted Jean Monet on His Hobby Horse in 1872. Monet and Camille's first son, Jean (1867-1913), was born in 1867.
The little boy appeared in several of Monet's paintings during the
family's early residence in Argenteuil. In a fond glimpse of Jean's
childhood rather than a formal portrait, Monet has depicted his son
atop a favorite toy, playing in the privacy of the family's garden.
Claude Monet's Jean Monet on His Hobby Horse
(23-1/4x28-3/4 inches) is an oil on canvas housed
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Get a feel for Monet's surroundings on the next page -- learn about The Artist's House at Argenteuil.
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