For your consideration is this Antique French Tapestry On Board Après Geoffroy "Children and Their Dentist", framed. The tapestry displays a scene in a dentist's office with three young children watching another young child being examined by an elderly male dentist. Henry-Jules-Jean Geoffroy (1853–1924) also known by the pseudonym Géo was a French painter and illustrator, known primarily for his genre scenes with children. Geoffroy's career culminated with a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1900. Geoffroy’s work as an illustrator of children’s literature reveals his consummate talent at capturing images of childhood. Although the children’s faces are typically innocent and open, their physical poses often suggest more individualistic qualities, the determined walk of a toddler in pursuit of her buggy or the comic poses of a group of girls learning how to “manage” their umbrellas. There are also children in trouble or despair, dressed in filthy rags and depicted in a straightforward Naturalist style. In contrast to his public work, Geoffroy’s private commissions focused more and more on images of children at risk from dangerous work. This may have been the result of his growing involvement in public health issues, which came to his attention because of the need to educate the public about new sanitary practices such as sterilization. In particular, Dr. Gaston Variot, founder of the Belleville Clinic, and one of Louis Pasteur’s research collaborators on sterilization, sought out Geoffroy for his assistance or the sterilization of milk as a way to reduce the infant mortality rate. This framed tapestry on board is in good condition overall, no marring observed. The gold gilt painted frame displays paint and gilt loss. Visible art measures 23.75"W x 32"L, frame is 27.75"W x 35.75"L x 2"D, weight is 8lb, 14oz.