La Gageure des trois Commeres: La Servante, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an III de la République, 1795" 1790 - 1800

"La Gageure des trois Commeres: La Servante" is an etching by Philippe Trière, a French artist active in the late 18th century. The print depicts three women in a bedroom setting, one lying in a bed with curtains drawn and the other two standing nearby. The scene is likely a depiction of a story from Jean de La Fontaine's "Contes et nouvelles en vers", a collection of tales and fables that was published in 1795. The artwork is a fine example of French printmaking from the period and exemplifies the skill of Trière in capturing the detail of clothing and fabric in his work. The etching is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.