François Lemoyne
The Adoration of the Magi

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Artist François Lemoyne (French, 1688–1737)French, 1688–1737

CultureFrench

Titles

The Adoration of the Magi

Date1716

PlaceFrance

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensionsimage: 39 1/4 × 32 in. (99.7 × 81.3 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.1989.4

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Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenancePossibly Louis-François-Anne de Neufville de Villeroy, Duke of Retz, Austria; Thomas B. Brydges Barrett, Lee Priory, Kent, England, before 1825; [his sale, Christie’s, London, May 28, 1859, lot 132, purchased by Green]; [Christie’s, London, April 11, 1986, lot 53]; Mr. and Mrs. E. B. M. Black, England; [Heim Gallery, London]; [W. M. Brady and Co., Inc., New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1989.
Exhibition History"French Paintings," South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, April 7–December 31, 2005.

"Beholding Salvation: Images of Christ" on display at Brigham Young Universtiy Museum of Art, Provo, Utah from 16 November 2006 - 30 June 2007.

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