The Pack Saddle
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Le Bât[1] (1732, English: The Pack Saddle), Hermitage Museum is a painting by French artist Pierre Subleyras (1699-1749). It depicts an artist painting a seal of chastity on his wife. The subject of this painting was inspired by a fable of Jean de la Fontaine.
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THE PACK-SADDLE
- A FAMOUS painter, jealous of his wife;
- Whose charms he valued more than fame or life,
- When going on a journey used his art,
- To paint an ASS upon a certain part,
- (Umbilical, 'tis said) and like a seal:
- Impressive token, nothing thence to steal.
- A BROTHER brush, enamoured of the dame;
- Now took advantage, and declared his flame:
- The Ass effaced, but God knows how 'twas done;
- Another soon howe'er he had begun,
- And finished well, upon the very spot;
- In painting, few more praises ever got;
- But want of recollection made him place
- A saddle, where before he none could trace.
- THE husband, when returned, desired to look
- At what he drew, when leave he lately took.
- Yes, see my dear, the wily wife replied,
- The Ass is witness, faithful I abide.
- Zounds! said the painter, when he got a sight,--
- What!--you'd persuade me ev'ry thing is right?
- I wish the witness you display so well,
- And him who saddled it, were both in Hell.
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French original
- Un peintre estoit, qui, jaloux de sa femme,
- Allant aux Champs lui peignit un baudet
- Sur le nombril, en guise de cachet.
- Un sien confrere, amoureux de la Dame,
- La va trouver, et l’asne efface net ;
- Dieu sçait comment ; puis un autre en remet
- Au mesme endroit, ainsi que l’on peut croire.
- A celuy-cy, par faute de memoire,
- Il mit un Bast ; l’autre n’en avait point.
- L’Epoux revient, veut s’éclaircir du poinct.
- Voyez, mon fils, dit la bonne commere,
- L’asne est témoin de ma fidelité.
- Diantre soit fait, dit l’Epoux en colere
- Et du témoin, et de qui l’a basté.
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