America Collects Eighteenth-Century French Painting

21 May 2017 - 20 August 2017 National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Publications:
Yuriko Jackall, Philippe Bordes, Jack Hinton, Melissa Hyde, Joseph J. Rishel, Pierre Rosenberg America collects eighteenth-century French painting, Washington; London 2017

Works in the exhibition

François Boucher - Vulcan Presenting Arms to Venus for Aeneas

François Boucher
Vulcan Presenting Arms to Venus for Aeneas

François Boucher - The Toilette of Venus

François Boucher
The Toilette of Venus

François Boucher - The Bath of Venus

François Boucher
The Bath of Venus

François Boucher - Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour

François Boucher
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour

Carle Van Loo - Sculpture

Carle Van Loo
Sculpture


François Boucher - Earth: Vertumnus and Pomona

François Boucher
Earth: Vertumnus and Pomona

Carle Van Loo - The Arts in Supplication

Carle Van Loo
The Arts in Supplication

Jean-Baptiste Greuze - Simplicity

Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Simplicity

Jean-Honoré Fragonard - The Fountain of Love

Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The Fountain of Love

Jean-Honoré Fragonard - Study for the Pursuit Panel

Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Study for the Pursuit Panel


Jean-Honoré Fragonard - Blind Man's Buff

Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Blind Man's Buff

Louis Trinquesse - An Interior with a Lady, Her Maid, and a Gentleman

Louis Trinquesse
An Interior with a Lady, Her Maid, and a Gentleman

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée - Pygmalion and Galatea

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
Pygmalion and Galatea

Charles-Joseph Natoire - Bacchanal

Charles-Joseph Natoire
Bacchanal

Noël-Nicolas Coypel - The Rape of Europa

Noël-Nicolas Coypel
The Rape of Europa


Adélaïde Labille-Guiard - Portrait of Madame Adélaïde

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Portrait of Madame Adélaïde

Nicolas de Largillierre - Portrait of Marguerite de Sève, Wife of Barthélemy Jean Claude Pupil

Nicolas de Largillierre
Portrait of Marguerite de Sève, Wife of Barthélemy Jean Claude Pupil

Nicolas de Largillierre - Portrait of Barthélemy Jean Claude Pupil

Nicolas de Largillierre
Portrait of Barthélemy Jean Claude Pupil

Marie Victoire Lemoine - Portrait of a Youth in an Embroidered Vest

Marie Victoire Lemoine
Portrait of a Youth in an Embroidered Vest

François Hubert Drouais - Marquise de Caumont La Force

François Hubert Drouais
Marquise de Caumont La Force


Jean-Baptiste Greuze - Portrait of Marie Angélique Véranz de Varennes, Mme Georges Gougenot de Croissy

Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Portrait of Marie Angélique Véranz de Varennes, Mme Georges Gougenot de Croissy

Jacques-Louis David - Portrait of Jacques François Desmaisons

Jacques-Louis David
Portrait of Jacques François Desmaisons

Charles-Joseph Natoire - The Rest by a Fountain

Charles-Joseph Natoire
The Rest by a Fountain

Jean-Antoine Watteau - The Perfect Accord

Jean-Antoine Watteau
The Perfect Accord

Nicolas Lancret - Luncheon Party in a Park

Nicolas Lancret
Luncheon Party in a Park


Joseph Ducreux - Le Discret

Joseph Ducreux
Le Discret

Jean-François de Troy - Before the Ball

Jean-François de Troy
Before the Ball

Jean-Honoré Fragonard - The Useless Resistance

Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The Useless Resistance

Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Marguerite Gérard - The Beloved Child

Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Marguerite Gérard
The Beloved Child

Carle Van Loo - A Pasha Having His Mistress's Portrait Painted

Carle Van Loo
A Pasha Having His Mistress's Portrait Painted


Jean-Marc Nattier - Madame de Flesselles

Jean-Marc Nattier
Madame de Flesselles

Nicolas Lancret - The Beautiful Greek Woman

Nicolas Lancret
The Beautiful Greek Woman

Nicolas Lancret - The Amorous Turk

Nicolas Lancret
The Amorous Turk

François Hubert Drouais - Portrait of Carlos Fernando Fitz James-Stuart, Marquess of Jamaica

François Hubert Drouais
Portrait of Carlos Fernando Fitz James-Stuart, Marquess of Jamaica

François-Hubert Drouais - The Comte and Chevalier de Choiseul as Savoyards

François-Hubert Drouais
The Comte and Chevalier de Choiseul as Savoyards


François Hubert Drouais - Children of the Marquis de Béthune Playing with a Dog

François Hubert Drouais
Children of the Marquis de Béthune Playing with a Dog

Nicolas Lancret - Portrait of the Actor Grandval

Nicolas Lancret
Portrait of the Actor Grandval

Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-Lebrun - Portrait of a Young Woman Playing a Lyre

Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-Lebrun
Portrait of a Young Woman Playing a Lyre

Antoine Vestier - The Singer Rose Renaut

Antoine Vestier
The Singer Rose Renaut

Adèle Romany - Portrait of Auguste Vestris

Adèle Romany
Portrait of Auguste Vestris


Bernard d'Agesci - Lady Reading the Letters of Heloise and Abelard

Bernard d'Agesci
Lady Reading the Letters of Heloise and Abelard

Nicolas de Largillierre - The Artist in His Studio

Nicolas de Largillierre
The Artist in His Studio

Nicolas de Largilliere - Self Portrait

Nicolas de Largilliere
Self Portrait

François de Troy - Self-Portrait

François de Troy
Self-Portrait

Jean-Siméon Chardin - Young Student Drawing

Jean-Siméon Chardin
Young Student Drawing


Joseph Siffred Duplessis - The Young Artist

Joseph Siffred Duplessis
The Young Artist

Guillaume Guillon Lethiere - Girl with Portfolio

Guillaume Guillon Lethiere
Girl with Portfolio

Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-Lebrun - The Artist's Brother

Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-Lebrun
The Artist's Brother

Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-Lebrun - Self-Portrait

Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-Lebrun
Self-Portrait

Jean-Bernard Restout - Morpheus, or Sleep

Jean-Bernard Restout
Morpheus, or Sleep


François Boucher - Fountain of Venus

François Boucher
Fountain of Venus

Jean-Siméon Chardin - The Good Education

Jean-Siméon Chardin
The Good Education

Jean-Baptiste Greuze - The Drunken Cobbler

Jean-Baptiste Greuze
The Drunken Cobbler

Jean-Louis Laneuville - Portrait of Pierre Charles Ruamps

Jean-Louis Laneuville
Portrait of Pierre Charles Ruamps

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard - Portrait of Joachim Le Breton

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Portrait of Joachim Le Breton


Jean-François Pierre Peyron - The Death of Alcestis

Jean-François Pierre Peyron
The Death of Alcestis

François-André Vincent - Arria and Paetus

François-André Vincent
Arria and Paetus

Jean-Antoine Giroust - Oedipus at Colonus

Jean-Antoine Giroust
Oedipus at Colonus

Louis-Léopold Boilly - The Electric Spark

Louis-Léopold Boilly
The Electric Spark

Anne Rosalie Filleul - Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Anne Rosalie Filleul
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin


François Boucher - The Dovecote

François Boucher
The Dovecote

François Boucher - Idyllic Landscape with Woman Fishing

François Boucher
Idyllic Landscape with Woman Fishing

Jean-Siméon Chardin - Glass of Water and Coffeepot

Jean-Siméon Chardin
Glass of Water and Coffeepot

Jean-Baptiste Oudry - Flowerbed of Tulips and Vase of Flowers

Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Flowerbed of Tulips and Vase of Flowers

Jean-Baptiste Oudry - A Young Rabbit and Partridge Hung by the Feet

Jean-Baptiste Oudry
A Young Rabbit and Partridge Hung by the Feet


Hubert Robert - The Octavian Gate and Fish Market

Hubert Robert
The Octavian Gate and Fish Market

Pierre Jacques Volaire - The Eruption of Vesuvius from the Ponte della Maddalena

Pierre Jacques Volaire
The Eruption of Vesuvius from the Ponte della Maddalena

Claude-Joseph Vernet - The Visit of Elisabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain, to Villa Farnese at Caprarola

Claude-Joseph Vernet
The Visit of Elisabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain, to Villa Farnese at Caprarola