The Laundress (Chardin)

The Laundress
French: Une petite femme s'occupant à savonner
The Hermitage version
ArtistJean Siméon Chardin
Year1733
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

The Laundress (French: La Blanchisseuse) or A Young Girl Doing Laundry (Une petite femme s'occupant à savonner) is the title of three oil paintings by the French artist Jean Siméon Chardin. The subject of laundresses, also known as washerwomen, was a popular one in art, especially in France.

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