Marguerite Gérard
The Young Savant Mother

The Young Savant Mother

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The Young Savant Mother
ArtistFrench, 1761–1837
ArtistFrench, 1732–1806
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Young Savant Mother
Date1790s
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 21 11/16 × 17 15/16 in. (55.1 × 45.6 cm)
 Frame (inner): 21 1/2 × 17 5/8 in. (54.6 × 44.8 cm)
 Frame (outer): 27 3/4 × 24 × 2 1/8 in. (70.5 × 61 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2023.7
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance[London, Sotheby's, July 6, 2000, lot 227]; private collection, France; [Galerie Eric Coatalem, Paris]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2023.

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