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La Bonne Aventure: PD.113-1992

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Current Location: Gallery 4

Titles

La Bonne Aventure
Translated as: The fortune teller

Maker(s)

Painter: Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph

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Notes

History note: (Probably: it is difficult to distinguish this version from the others of the same title) Duc de Choiseul; his sale, Paris 6 April 1772 (131); Comte Dubarry, his sale, Paris, 21 November 1774 (86); C. Leffroy de Saint-Yves, his sale, Paris, 2 May 1805 (28); anonymous sale, Paris, Palais Galliera, 1967

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1991.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1992) by McDonald, D.M.

School or Style

French

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Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Depth 7.5 cm Height 50.3 cm Width 60.2 cm
Canvas Height 34 cm Width 45.5 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.113-1992
Primary reference Number: 2831

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 June 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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