Jean-Baptiste Mallet (1759–1835)

• Was a French painter in the Troubadour style.

• He originally studied with Simon Julien in Toulon, then with Pierre-Paul Prud'hon in Paris.

• Most of his works were gouaches and watercolors, done in relatively small formats.

• In 1795, he was commissioned by Pierre Didot to provide illustrations for an edition of La Fontaine's Fables.

• He was an exhibitor at every Salon from 1793 to 1827.

• His paintings were very popular and are an indispensable source of information about interior decorations and furnishings of the period.

• Most of his works were also available as prints. 

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