Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Oil Painting
ca. 1841 (painted)
ca. 1841 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
The scene comes from Molière's satirical comedy The Bourgeois Gentleman, which was first performed in 1670. Monsieur Jourdain wishes to be thought of as a gentleman. In demonstrating his new fencing skills to his maidservant Nicole, he is embarrassed to be struck several times by her foil. His wife looks on in amusement.
Leslie was brought up in the United States, but worked in London. He was a friend and biographer of the landscape painter John Constable.
Leslie was brought up in the United States, but worked in London. He was a friend and biographer of the landscape painter John Constable.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting by Charles Robert Leslie entitled 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme' (Moliere, 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme' Act III, Scene 3). Great Britain, 1841. |
| Physical description | Oil painting depicting characters fencing from Moliere's 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme', (Act III, Scene 3). |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | 'Le Bougeois Gentilhomme' by Moliere |
| Summary | The scene comes from Molière's satirical comedy The Bourgeois Gentleman, which was first performed in 1670. Monsieur Jourdain wishes to be thought of as a gentleman. In demonstrating his new fencing skills to his maidservant Nicole, he is embarrassed to be struck several times by her foil. His wife looks on in amusement. Leslie was brought up in the United States, but worked in London. He was a friend and biographer of the landscape painter John Constable. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 165-66 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FA.116[O] |
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| Record created | May 19, 2003 |
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