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The Attentive Nurse

Jean Siméon Chardin1747

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

  • 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.).
  • Rights: CC0
  • Medium: oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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