The Marquis d'Ossun
c. 1780
Attributed to Jules César Denis Van Loo, called César Van Loo
Painter, French, 1743 - 1821
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of her grandfather, Franklin Spencer
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Dimensions
overall: 218 x 164.1 cm (85 13/16 x 64 5/8 in.)
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Accession Number
1955.7.1
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