The Marquis d'Ossun

c. 1780

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Hour, Paris; sold after 1918 to Mrs. Marshall Field [1853-1937, née Delia Spencer, married first to Arthur L. Caton], Chicago and Washington, D.C.;[1] by inheritance to her niece, Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge [1881-1970, née Catherine Spencer Eddy], Indianapolis, and Beverly Farms, Massachusetts; gift 1955 to NGA.
[1] Mrs. Field purchased the painting from Hour after World War I, according to Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge, letter to David Finley, 7 July 1955, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1938

  • Art Association of Indianapolis, Indiana, 1938 (extended loan)

1955

  • Museum of Fine Arts, Bostom, 1955 (extended loan)

Bibliography

1938

  • “Art Throughout America.” Art News 36, no. 29 (Apr. 16, 1938): 17, repro. (detail).

  • Tschaegle, Robert. “Marquis d’Ossun by François Drouais.” Bulletin of the Art Association of Indianapolis, Indiana 25 (March 1938): 1-8 nn. 1-3, 1, 4, repro. (detail).

1960

  • Watson, Francis. Louis xvi Furniture. London, 1960: 126.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 44

1966

  • Verlet, Pierre. La Maison au xviii e siècle en France: société, décoration, mobilier. Fribourg, 1966: 129, pl. 83.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 37, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 112, repro.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 326, no. 434, color repro.

  • Walker, John. "National Gallery of Art, Washington." New York, 1984: 326, cat. 434, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 135, repro.

1997

  • Bremer-David, Charissa. French Tapestries & Textiles in the J. Paul Getty Museum. Los Angeles, 1997: 144, 143, repro., fig. 14.5.

2009

  • Conisbee, Philip, et al. French Paintings of the Fifteenth through the Eighteenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2009: no. 91, 427-430, color repro.

2021

  • Zoffoli, Giacomo, “Carlos III, rey de España.” 2328 reales de vellón: Goya y los orígenes de la Colección Banco de España . Exh Cat. Sala Banco de España, Madrid, 2021: 42-43, fig. 1.

Inscriptions

center left on treaty: Pacte / De Famille / en L'annee / 1762

Wikidata ID

Q20178967

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