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This works depicts the parable of the Good Samaritan (Saint Luke 10, 30–37), who helped the man left for dead by thieves, after his plight had been ignored by a priest and a Levite. Painted in Paris in 1846, its subject matter subscribes to conventional Salon taste, but utilises contemporary rather than biblical costume. The flickering quality of the brushwork and rich colours recall the small costume pictures of Delacroix. Gwendoline Davies (1882–1951) purchased this work in 1910.

National Museum Cardiff

Title

The Good Samaritan

Date

1846

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 41 x W 32.7 cm

Accession number

NMW A 2477

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Gwendoline Davies, 1951

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Label in file: Le Bon Samaritain (Millet) Label: (on frame) J.F. Millet, The Good Samaritan Stretcher: (inscribed) N.M.W 790/52,139 Frame: (inscribed) 391 Millet segilt (?) Label: (frame) THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES ABERYSTWTH TITLE OF PICTURE: Le Bon Samaritan ARTIST: Millet LENT BY: The Misses Davies, Gregynog EXHIBITED: 1

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