How does this artwork elucidate its Influences?
The structure of the painting with the easel at left suggests that she may have based her composition on Antoine Coypel's Portrait of the Artist with his Young Son, Charles Antoine. This was an important painting in establishing the artists reputation. She was given an allowance by the King, but because of her students she was not given a studio. This painting is thought to have been the basis for Jean-Laurent Mosnier's painting of himself with his young daughters. It is thought that his ambition was to clone the success of this painting.The painting has been used for book covers, and it is a standard image for many histories of art. It is said to be the earliest known picture of a woman painter with female pupils.
Antoine Coypel Jean-Laurent Mosnier left