La gageure des trois commeres: La servante
Medium
etching and engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1953.6.170
Art Historical Context
In the opulent world of 18th-century French Rococo, *La gageure des troisères: La servante* (Theager of the Three Goss: The Maidservant captures the playful mischief of everyday life. Created between 1751 and 1775 as an etching and engraving by Triere and Antoine-Jeanclos after Jean-Honor Fragonard, this reproduces one of Fragonard's lively scenes from his series on gossiping women and their wager. Fragonard, a master of the Rococo style, delighted in exuberant compositions filled with swirling fabrics, expressive gestures, and subtle eroticism, reflecting the era's fascination with leisure, f...