François-Joseph Navez
Roman Shepherd Family in the Campagna

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Artist François-Joseph Navez (Belgian, 1787–1869)Belgian, 1787–1869

CultureBelgian

Titles

Roman Shepherd Family in the Campagna

Date1823

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas or panel: 32 × 26 in. (81.3 × 66 cm)
Frame: 40 13/16 × 34 11/16 × 4 in. (103.7 × 88.1 × 10.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund

Object number2007.1794

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[Estate sale Weschler’s, Washington, D.C., May 20-23, 1976, lot 1422]; Private collection, United States; [sold by Jack Kilgore and Company, Inc., New York, NY]; purchased by MFAH with funds provided by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed and dated lower left: "F.J. NAVEZ / BRUX 1823"

Two printed gallery labels on verso:
"Francois-Joseph Navez / Charleroi 1787 - 1869 Brussels / Roman Shepherd Family at Rest in the Campagne / ... / JACK KILGORE & CO., INC. / ... NEW YORK, NY ... "

"JACK KILGORE & CO. 154 East 71st Street / New york, New York 10021"

Oval stamp on verso center canvas, from the framer ? or supplier of canvas ? (see image in acc. file)

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