The Attentive Nurse

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin1747

Details

Title: The Attentive Nurse
Creator: Jean Siméon Chardin
Date Created: 1747
Physical Dimensions: overall: 46.2 x 37 cm (18 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.) framed: 61.9 x 53.7 x 7.3 cm (24 3/8 x 21 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Provenance: Acquired from the artist by Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein [1696-1772], Austrian ambassador to France, 1737-1741; by descent through the Princes of Liechtenstein to Prince Franz Josef II von und zu Liechtenstein [1906-1989], Vienna and later Vaduz, until at least 1948; (Frederick Mont, Inc., New York); purchased 1 November 1950 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1952 to NGA. [1] The invoice from Frederick Mont to the Kress Foundation is dated 1 November 1950 (copy in NGA curatorial files, see also The Kress Collection Digital Archive, https://kress.nga.gov/Detail/objects/2078.).
Medium: oil on canvas

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more