Mme. de Bouvillon Tempts Fate by Asking Ragotin to Search for a Flea
by PATER, Jean Baptiste Joseph, Oil on canvas, 28 x 38 cm
Pater made fourteen Hogarthian illustrations (all in Berlin) of a burlesque tale, Ragotin, by Paul Scarron (1610-1660). This Picaresque cycle is full of fun, telling of the amorous adventures and misadventures of its handsome hero.
This painting, Mme. de Bouvillon Tempts Fate by Asking Ragotin to Search for a Flea, belongs to this cycle.