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Augustin Pajou (artist) French, 1730 - 1809 Calliope, c. 1763 marble overall: 158 x 60.8 x 46.1 cm (62 3/16 x 23 15/16 x 18 1/8 in.) Samuel H. Kress Collection 1952.5.107 On View |
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Provenance
Amable Charles (Franquet), 1st Count de Francqueville, O.L.H. [b. 1840], Paris.[1] (Wildenstein & Co., New York); sold June 1949 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1952 to NGA.
[1] Provenance according to Ulrich Middeldorf, Complete Catalogue of the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Sculptures XIV-XIX Century, London, 1976: 109.
[2] The Wildenstein invoice to the Kress Foundation for 16 items, including this sculpture, is dated 23 June 1949 (copy in NGA curatorial files). The previous collection is given as "Chateau de la Muette, près Paris."
Associated Names
- Kress Foundation, Samuel H. (Kress number K1655)
- Wildenstein & Co., Inc.
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