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The Kitchen Maid

The Kitchen Maid, Jean Siméon Chardin, 1738

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, portrait

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon ChardinFrench, 1699–1779

The Kitchen Maid

1738 · Painting

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room53 · West Building, Main Floor

On public display.

Checked: 5 hours ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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About the painting

The Kitchen Maid is a 1738 oil-on-canvas painting by Jean Simeon Chardin. The painting features a young kitchen maid in a Hollandish kitchen, taking a break from her work. The work was popular, and Chardin had made four different copies; with three of them present in various collections in the modern day.

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Particulars

1738 · aged 39

16991779

Accession number: 1952.5.38

What it shows

Domestic activities Maid

In the catalog

French Rococo Genre art

Sources

National Gallery of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 4 days ago
Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access

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The Kitchen Maid — Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin · ART WIKI