1860
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Madame Jourdain Finds Her Husband Entertaining Dorimène and Dorante (from Molière's 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme') is a 1860 oil by William Powell Frith, a Realism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
In this painting, a woman stands in the doorway, observing a group of people gathered around a table. The group consists of two men and two women, all dressed in 17th-century attire, with one man reclining on a chair. The woman in the doorway is dressed in dark, somber clothing, while the others wear more vibrant colors. The scene appears to be set in a lavish room with ornate decorations, including a chandelier and a large mirror. The atmosphere seems tense, with the woman in the doorway looking on disapprovingly. The painting is a depiction of a scene from Molière's play 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme.' To learn more about the artist behind this work, look up William Powell Frith.
William Powell Frith was an English painter specialising in genre subjects and panoramic narrative works of life in the Victorian era.
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