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A Party Picnicking Near a Village
Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe (French, 1716-1794)c. 1760-1770
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe was known for drawings such as this one, which were executed on a small scale with exacting detail. His designs attracted the attention of the French monarchy, and he received numerous royal commissions. This work shows well-dressed figures enjoying outdoor leisure in a rural village. Its panoramic landscape and dense crowd were both characteristic of Van Blarenberghe’s miniaturist style.
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- Title: A Party Picnicking Near a Village
- Creator: Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe (French, 1716-1794)
- Date Created: c. 1760-1770
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 12.1 x 16.6 cm (4 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: Christie's Manson & Woods, London, England, Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980], Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008], the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.63
- Medium: gouache on antique laid paper
- Inscriptions: Watermark: partial letters, illegible, signed, lower right, black ink, “V Blarenberg”
- Fun Fact: Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe was from a family of painters; among them he was known as “the great Blarenberghe.”
- Department: Drawings
- Culture: France, 18th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Collection: DR - French
- Accession Number: 2019.63
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