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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: 27 13/16 x 23 7/8 x 2 5/8 (70.6 x 60 .6 x 6.7 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Illegible inscription at bottom left edge in brown paint
Verso: [none]
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