Servant in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Het melkmeisje, 1660.

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Two sheep, 16th century.

Zwei Schafe (museum title)

Hans Verhagen de Stomme (Belgian), gouache and watercolor on paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

The Floor Waiter, c. 1927.

Le Garçon d'étage (museum title)

Chaïm Soutine (French), oil on canvas

Musée de l'Orangerie, France

Falstaff in the Laundry Basket, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Falstaff in the Laundry Basket, 1792.

Falstaff im Wäschekorb (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Going Out in the Morning: an illustration for Captain Thomas Williamson's "Oriental Field Sports", Samuel Howitt

Going Out in the Morning: an illustration for Captain Thomas Williamson's "Oriental Field Sports", 1807.

Samuel Howitt (British), watercolor and ink on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

“She Raised Her Eyes and Turned Them Towards Them as if in Prayer”, Illustration for the Tales of Ensign Stål, Albert Edelfelt

“She Raised Her Eyes and Turned Them Towards Them as if in Prayer”, Illustration for the Tales of Ensign Stål, 1897–1900.

"Kohotti katsantonsa hän ja loi sen kuin rukoellen niiden… (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), ink and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

A lady out for a walk with her maid, Pancho Fierro

A lady out for a walk with her maid, c. 1850–1860.

Una Señora en paseo con su criada (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pilate se lavant les mains, Albrecht Dürer

Pilate se lavant les mains, 1511.

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Les Noces de Cana, 1500.

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on wood panel

Huis Bergh, Netherlands

Old English-Gentleman Pester'd by Servants Wanting Places, James Gillray

Old English-Gentleman Pester'd by Servants Wanting Places, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Marriage a la Mode: pl.4, William Hogarth

Marriage a la Mode: pl.4, 1745.

William Hogarth (British), etching, engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

An Old Maid on a Journey, 1804.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Kitchen Scene, 1618–1620.

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Journey for Eternity, No. 6, c. 1839.

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Two Maids in the Rain, 1827.

To tjenestepiger i regnvejr (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Disciples at Emmaus, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Disciples at Emmaus, 1763–1764.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), etching on cream laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Banquet of Antony and Cleopatra, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Banquet of Antony and Cleopatra, 1763–1764.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), etching on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Illustration of the Abe no Nakamaro's Poem, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Illustration of the Abe no Nakamaro's Poem, c. 1840–1842.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Kasumigaseki, 1831–1833.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Squire's Kitchen

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

For a lady who has had nothing yet! Me too, for a lady!, Grandville

For a lady who has had nothing yet! Me too, for a lady!, 1828–1829.

Pour une dame Qui n'a encore rien eu. Moi aussi pour une… (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Maison de Balzac, France

Cat, 16th century.

Katze (museum title)

Hans Verhagen de Stomme (Belgian), gouache on paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid, Johannes Vermeer

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid, c. 1670.

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Page Boy at Maxim's, c. 1927.

Chaïm Soutine (French), oil on canvas

Buffalo AKG Art Museum, United States

Marriage a la Mode: pl. 2, William Hogarth

Marriage a la Mode: pl. 2, 1745.

William Hogarth (British), etching, engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

Conversation, 1908.

Unterhaltung (museum title)

Max Beckmann (German), oil on canvas

Alte Nationalgalerie (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin), Germany

The Cleaning Woman, 1909.

Städerskan (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), etching

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Penitence, 1834.

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Yanagibashi Bridge at Ryo_goku, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Yanagibashi Bridge at Ryo_goku, 1830–1844.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

La Petite Bonne dite «la Rosa», Camille Pissarro

La Petite Bonne dite «la Rosa», 1896.

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Whitworth Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Breakfast, 1898.

Frukosten (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), etching

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

By the Sweat of My Brow, Gaganendranath Tagore

By the Sweat of My Brow, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

The Visit of Doctor Syntax to the Widow Hopefull [sic] at York, Thomas Rowlandson

The Visit of Doctor Syntax to the Widow Hopefull [sic] at York, 1820.

Thomas Rowlandson (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Goat, 16th century.

Ziege (museum title)

Hans Verhagen de Stomme (Belgian), gouache on paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Poem by Kanke (Sugawara Michizane), Katsushika Hokusai

Poem by Kanke (Sugawara Michizane), c. 1839.

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Sacrament of Penance, Nicolas Poussin

The Sacrament of Penance, 1647.

La Pénitence ou Le Repas chez Simon (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

Advantages of Wearing Muslin Dresses!, James Gillray

Advantages of Wearing Muslin Dresses!, 1802.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Register Office for the Hiring of Servants, Thomas Rowlandson

Register Office for the Hiring of Servants, 1800–1805.

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, 1763–1764.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), etching on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

An abduction, or a sly accomplice, Grandville

An abduction, or a sly accomplice, 1828–1829.

Un Enlèvement ou un rusé compère (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Maison de Balzac, France

Alterations in the Ale Cellar at Bullstrode

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Water dog, 16th century.

Wasserhund (museum title)

Hans Verhagen de Stomme (Belgian), watercolor and gouache on paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

De liefdesbrief, 1669.

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

An elegantly dressed woman and her page, Pancho Fierro

An elegantly dressed woman and her page, c. 1848.

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

In the Dining Room, 1886.

Berthe Morisot (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Harlot's Progress: pl.2, William Hogarth

A Harlot's Progress: pl.2, 1732.

William Hogarth (British), etching, engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

The New Maid, 1909.

Den nya pigan (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), etching

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Comforts of Bath: Gouty Gourmands at Dinner, Thomas Rowlandson

Comforts of Bath: Gouty Gourmands at Dinner, 1798.

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Children in a Garden (The Nurse), Mary Cassatt

Children in a Garden (The Nurse), 1878.

Mary Cassatt (American), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, United States

Oh! you like her, well, I send her away, Grandville

Oh! you like her, well, I send her away, 1828–1829.

Ah Elle te plaît … monstre… Eh bien je la chasse (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Maison de Balzac, France