\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting was acquired by Duke Pavel Petrovich, the future Tsar Paul I, at the end of the eighteenth century, probably a
fter he had seen a first draft of the same subject kept along with other drawings in GreuzeÆs studio and dates from around 1782. The scene represents a priestÆs visit and sermon to a young widow and her family. The skilled representation of the childre
nÆs expressions implicate the observer in the story.