Marguerite Gérard
The Young Savant Mother

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Artist Marguerite Gérard(French, 1761–1837)French, 1761–1837

Artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806)French, 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

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Department

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object Type

PAINTING

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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