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| The Servant Justified |
Artist:Nicolas Lancret (French, Paris 1690–1743 Paris)
Date:ca. 1740
Medium:Oil on copper
Dimensions:11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Purchase, Walter and Leonore Annenberg and The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 2004
Accession Number:2004.85
According to La Fontaine's popular tale, the master seduced a serving girl and was observed by a neighbor, who is shown here at her window at the upper right. He therefore invited his wife into the garden to engage in dalliance. Later, when the neighbor reported on his behavior, his wife observed that it was she whom her friend observed in the garden. "[Then] excuse me, and do not send [the girl] away," responded the neighbor, to which the wife replied, "Why send her away? She serves me well."
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