Anton von Maron
The Return of Orestes

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Artist Anton von Maron (Austrian, 1733–1808)Austrian, 1733–1808

CultureAustrian

Titles

The Return of Orestes

Date1786

PlaceItaly

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensionscanvas: 89 1/4 × 59 1/2 in. (227.7 × 151.1 cm)
frame: 101 1/2 × 71 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (253.8 × 181.9 × 8.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha

Object number99.307

Non exposé

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceSir John Williams, (1761-1830), 1st Baronet, Bodelwyddan Castle, Rhyl, Co. Clwyd, and thence by family descent until 1985; Clwyd County Council, which purchased the estate and contents of Bodelwyddan Castle; [Sotheby's sale, April 3, 1985, lot 193]; acquired by P. and D. Colnagi, London; gift to the MFAH from Nina and Michael Zilkha, 1999.
Exhibition HistoryMusée des Beaux-Arts, Ville de Marseille, France, February 16–October 25, 2000.

"Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803)," State Archives, Turin, Italy, October 8, 2003–January 1, 2004.

"Neoclassicism: A Taste for the Antique, 1720-1790," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 20–May 30, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

The painting is signed and dated in the lower left: "Ant. de Maron pingebat / Roma 1786".

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