Nicolas Chapron
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Date1639
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions23 1/4 × 17 5/16 inches (59.1 × 44.1 cm)
frame: 36 × 25 inches (91.4 × 63.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Laurence H. Favrot Bequest
Object number70.19
Non exposé

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ProvenanceGrimaldi, Cadiz (Sale Lepke, Berlin October 13, 1913, #73, reproduced as Sebastiano Ricci)

Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, NY, from there purchased by the museum on April 15, 1970.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 October 1980 - 4 January, 1981.

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