Artist
Alexandre-François Desportes (French, 1661–1743)French, 1661–1743
CultureFrench
Titles
- Still Life with Dog and Game
Date1710
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions32 1/4 × 40 3/8 in. (81.9 × 102.6 cm)
Frame: 35 7/8 × 43 3/4 × 3 in. (91.2 × 111.1 × 7.6 cm)
Frame: 35 7/8 × 43 3/4 × 3 in. (91.2 × 111.1 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1991.6
Not on view
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Department
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Exhibition History"A Noble Pastime: Hunting Pictures from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noel Museum, Odessa, Texas, September 3–November 7, 2004; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, January 29–April 6, 2005; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, December 2, 2006–April 29, 2007.
"Dogs in Art," Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Greenwich, Connecticut, May 13–August 27, 2006; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 1, 2006–January 1, 2007.
"Still Life Paintings from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, Texas, January 5–March 9, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated: Desportes 1710
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