She tricked me, little maid

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She tricked me, little maid
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She tricked me, little maid

Date1904
Illustration Citation"The Maid of Landevennec," by Justus Miles Forman, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, September 1904
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions24 7/8 × 16 7/8 in. (63.2 × 42.9 cm)
frame: 27 1/2 × 19 1/16 in. (69.9 × 48.4 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1995
Object number1995-7
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Label TextIn this story about medieval France, a pirate (seated) falls in love with a noblewoman who resists his adventurous life. Here with his eyes covered he mourns her loss, telling her maid that she has fled. Upon opening his eyes, he discovers that the maid is actually his beloved who has stayed with him and now returns his love.
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