Laurent de La Hyre
Allegory of Experience

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Allegory of Experience
Datec. 1650
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas diameter: 41 1/2 in. (105.41 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1990.1
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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ProvenanceLondon market, 1988; [Trafalgar Galleries, London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1990.
Exhibition History"Old Master paintings from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Beeville Museum of Art, November 9, 2002–February 12, 2003.

"French Paintings," South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, April 7–December 31, 2005.

"Masterworks from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Michelson Museum of Art, Marshall, Texas, November 11, 2006–March 9, 2007.

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