Carle van Loo
Mars and Venus

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Artist Carle van Loo (French, 1705–1765)French, 1705–1765

CultureFrench

Titles

Mars and Venus

Datec. 1726-28

PlaceFrance

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensionsimage: 32 × 26 in. (81.3 × 66 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.1978.24

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

218 Blaffer Galleries

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Department

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[Grands Augustins, Paris, March 20, 1773, no. 21]; [Hôtel d’Aligre, Paris, Verrier sale, November 18, 1776, no. 97]; [Hôtel Bullion, Paris, April 15, 1784, no. 74]; Rousseau collection, purchased from the former; Laveissière collection, Paris; private collection, Paris; [Piccadilly Gallery, London]; purchased by the Cecil Amelia Blaffer Foundation, 1975; transferred to the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1978.

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