Jun 6
Gil Blas Securing the Cook in the Robber's Cave
Artist: John Opie (British, 1761-1807)
Date: ca. 1804
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Philadelphia Museum of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Description
"Gil Blas Securing the Cook in the Robber's Cave" refers to a famous episode from Alain-René Lesage’s 18th-century picaresque novel, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. It depicts the protagonist heroically tying up an outlaw's cook to rescue a kidnapped noblewoman from a bandit hideout.
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