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La Balançoire
Translated as: The Swing
Painter: Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph
History note: Frederick de Neil Williams, 1827; Marquise de Lavalette; Lady Emily Digby; A.E.H. Digby, his sale, London, 20 June 1951, lot 29 as Pater; Mrs. John Tursby; Count Michel de Pret Roose; sale Christie's November 26 1976, lot 19, as Pater
From the Perceval Fund with contributions from the National Art Collections Fund and the Victoria and Albert Museum, Grant-in-Aid.
Height: 46.3 cm
Width: 56.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1977) by Roose, Michel de Pret, Count
Support composed of canvas
Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas
Accession number: PD.22-1977
Primary reference Number: 2830
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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