Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg
The Hermit

The Hermit

Public Domain

ArtistFrench, 1740–1812, active England
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Hermit
Date1798
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 27 1/4 × 40 in. (69.2 × 101.6 cm)
 Frame: 36 1/8 × 46 1/8 in. (91.8 × 117.2 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2005.6
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
218 Blaffer Galleries
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. Glan (?) Shipman, Claremond, 1955; [Sotheby’s, London, March 8, 1989, no. 83]; [Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed lower left: P.J. de Loutherbourg, R.A. 1798

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