Artist
Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690–1743)French, 1690–1743
CultureFrench
Titles
- The Amorous Turk
Datec. 1730–1735
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions27 11/16 × 18 3/8 in. (70.3 × 46.7 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1989.3
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
Exposé
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
Exhibition History" Five Hundred Years of French Art," San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas, April 7-August 20, 1995.
"America Collects Eighteenth-Century French Painting," National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, May 21–August 20, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso printed label with additions in ink: COLNAGHI / ESTABLISHED 1760 / 14 Uld Bond Street London WIX 4JL Telephone 01-491 7408 / NICOLAS LANCRET / THE AMOROUS TURK / CANVAS 69.5 x 51.8
verso printed label with typed additions: Sarah Campbell Blaffer / Foundation / TWELVE GREENWAY PLAZA / SUITE 716 / HOUSTON, TEXAS 77046 / Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) / LE TURC AMOUREUX, c. 1730-5 / Oil on canvas: 27 11/16" x 18 3/8"
verso printed label with typed additions: BF. 1989.03[in pencil] / San Antonio Museum of Art / 200 West Jones Avenue / San Antonio, Texas 78215 (210) 978.8100 / Exhibit: " Five Hundred Years of French Art " / April 7-August 20, 1995 / Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) / THE AMMOROUS TURK (LE TURC AMOUREUX), c. 1730-5 / oil on canvas, (11-5/8 in. x 15-5/8in.
verso printed label with typed additions: Sarah Campbell Blaffer / Foundation / TWELVE GREENWAY PLAZA / SUITE 716 / HOUSTON, TEXAS 77046 / Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) / LE TURC AMOUREUX, c. 1730-5 / Oil on canvas: 27 11/16" x 18 3/8"
verso printed label with typed additions: BF. 1989.03[in pencil] / San Antonio Museum of Art / 200 West Jones Avenue / San Antonio, Texas 78215 (210) 978.8100 / Exhibit: " Five Hundred Years of French Art " / April 7-August 20, 1995 / Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) / THE AMMOROUS TURK (LE TURC AMOUREUX), c. 1730-5 / oil on canvas, (11-5/8 in. x 15-5/8in.
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