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Bubbles, originally titled A Child's World, is an 1886 painting by Sir John Everett Millais that became famous when it was used over many generations in advertisements for Pears soap. During Millais's lifetime, it led to widespread debate about the relationship between art and advertising.
Done in oil on canvas, Bubbles - Chardin's first figural painting - depicts a young man blowing a soap bubble. Chardin's original work is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [1] and two later versions of the painting are in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum and the National Gallery of Art. [2]
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Barratt followed this with a series of advertisements inspired by Millais' painting, portraying cute children in idealized middle-class homes, associating Pears with social aspiration and domestic comfort. Barratt also made effective use of testimonials, recruiting both scientists and glamorous high-society figures.
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Jean Siméon Chardin (French: [ʒɑ̃ simeɔ̃ ʃaʁdɛ̃]; November 2, 1699 – December 6, 1779 [1]) was an 18th-century French painter. [2] He is considered a master of still life, [3] and is also noted for his genre paintings which depict kitchen maids, children, and domestic activities.
Boy Blowing Bubbles (also known as The Soap Bubbles; French: Les Bulles de savon) is an 1867 oil-on-canvas painting by Édouard Manet, who gave it its present title.It is now in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, in Lisbon, whose founder acquired it via André Weil in New York in November 1943.