National Gallery of Art - Jean Siméon Chardin was born on this day in 1699. The artist was known as a painter "of animals and fruits," but turned to genre scenes in
![Imitator of Jean-Siméon Chardin | Still Life with Bottle, Glass and Loaf | NG1258 | National Gallery, London Imitator of Jean-Siméon Chardin | Still Life with Bottle, Glass and Loaf | NG1258 | National Gallery, London](https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/media/33271/n-1258-00-000035-hd.jpg?rxy=0.74,0.63690476190476186&width=1920&height=1080&rnd=132385855266700000)
Imitator of Jean-Siméon Chardin | Still Life with Bottle, Glass and Loaf | NG1258 | National Gallery, London
![Jean-Simeon Chardin's 'The Little Schoolmistress' is on view at the National Gallery of Art - Washington Post Jean-Simeon Chardin's 'The Little Schoolmistress' is on view at the National Gallery of Art - Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/entertainment/jean-simeon-chardin-the-little-schoolmistress/img/750/65B2PKC6HEI6VECVL6QSTAN3X4.jpg)