# The Laundress [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [CHARDIN, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 38 x 43 cm ## Commentary Chardin stands as a figure apart in French 18th-century painting. Neither the theatrics of Classicism nor the didacticism and frivolity of the Rococo are found in his work. Even the Dutch influence, evident throughout his oeuvre, has an unusual instance: Chardin's self-absorbed characters do not point toward any moral but rather invite the viewer to thoughtful reflection. ## Related artworks - [A Child with a Teetotum]() - [A "Lean Diet" with Cooking Utensils]() - [A Vase of Flowers]() - [Attributes of Music]() - [Basket of Peaches, with Walnuts, Knife and Glass of Wine]() - [Draughtsman]() - [Fruit, Jug, and a Glass]() - [Game Still-Life with Hunting Dog]() - [Girl with Racket and Shuttlecock]() - [Grapes and Pomegranates]() - ['La Brioche' \(Cake\)]() - [La Gouvernante \(The Governess\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()