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The Nest-Robbers (Les Dénicheurs)

The Nest-Robbers (Les Dénicheurs)

Public Domain

ArtistFrench, 1738–1814
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Nest-Robbers (Les Dénicheurs)
Datec. 1780–1790
PlaceFrance
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions12 1/4 × 5 × 7 1/2 in. (31.1 × 12.7 × 19 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.577
Non exposé

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceCount Anatoly or Anatoli (called Anatole) Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (1813 – 1870), San Donato Palace, Florence; Mr. Mannheim; [ Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc.], New York; Percy S. Straus, acquired November 17, 1936; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.
Published References "Catalogue of the Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1945 "A Permanent Legacy," introduction by Peter C. Marzio, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Hudson Hills Press, 1989. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on tree trunk: Clodion

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