Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, painter of The Ray, was most famous for capturing the lives of:
A. the growing middle class.
B. the poor and working class.
C. the French royal family.
D. the wealthy aristocrats of the time.

The correct answer is A. the growing middle class.

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