Christophe Huet

Literature

Philip Conisbee, French paintings of the fifteenth through the eighteenth century, Washington; Princeton, N.J., 2009, nr. 59

Provenance

Commissioned by François Jules Duvaucel (born 1672-died 1739) for a salon in the Château de La Norville, France
remained in the château through successive owners until sometime between 1901 and 1906
with Fauché, Paris, by 1907
purchased 1922 through André Carlhian, Paris by Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice (born 1875-died 1956) and his wife, Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice (born 1861-died 1937), for the dining room of their Fifth Avenue manion, New York
by inheritance 1956 to Mrs. Rice's children, George D. Widener, Jr. (born 1889-died 1971) and Eleanor Widener Dixon (born 1891-died 1966, Mrs. Fitz Eugene Dixon)
gift 1957 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1957.7.3

Other works by Christophe Huet

Singerie: The Sculptor
c. 1739

Singerie: The Dance
c. 1739

Singerie: The Concert
c. 1739

Singerie: The Picnic
c. 1739

Singerie: The Painter
c. 1739