Jean-Siméon Chardin

The Little Schoolmistress



Jean-Siméon Chardin - The Little Schoolmistress



Jean-Siméon Chardin
The Little Schoolmistress
after 1740
58.3 x 74 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Andrew W. Mellon Collection


Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 426
Philip Conisbee, French paintings of the fifteenth through the eighteenth century, Washington; Princeton, N.J., 2009, nr. 15


Provenance

Casimir Perrin, marquis de Cypierre (1783-1844), Paris
his estate sale, at his residence by Thoré, Paris, 10 March 1845 and days following, nr. 24
Albert, vicomte de Curel (1827-1908), Paris
his heirs
his estate sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 25 November 1918 (originally scheduled for 3 May 1918), nr. 26 (misprinted in auction catalogue as 23)
with M. Knoedler & Co., London, New York, and Paris
sold May 1919 to Frank D. (died 1927) and Clara W. (died 1949) Stout, Chicago
on consignment to M. Knoedler & Co., New York
purchased 28 December 1936 by The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh
gift 1937 to NGA


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Jean-Siméon Chardin Still Life with Game
Still Life with Game
1750s

Jean-Siméon Chardin The House of Cards
The House of Cards
c. 1737

Jean-Siméon Chardin Fruit, Jug, and a Glass
Fruit, Jug, and a Glass
c. 1726/28

Jean-Siméon Chardin Basket of Plums
Basket of Plums
c. 1765

Jean-Siméon Chardin Still Life with Plums
Still Life with Plums
c. 1730