Loaned Kiss

in or before 1795

Jacques Louis François Touzé

Associated Names
Jacques Louis François Touzé

Artist, French, 1747 - 1807

This is a painting of three figures in an outdoor setting. The image shows two figures having a conversation or altercation, while a third figure stands between them. The background features trees, a sculpted bust, a stairway, flowers, and leaves. The figures are wearing historical clothing. Two small onlookers are in the background. The style is reminiscent of Thomas Rowlandson, known for satirical and narrative illustrations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink and watercolor

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.7 x 14 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.15.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Raphael Garreta, Rouen by 1929 [1] (sale, Hotel des Ventes, Rouen, 16-17 March 1931, no. 183, with pendant). Richard Owen, Paris; purchased 1936 by Samuel H. Kress, New York; gift 1963 to the National Gallery of Art.
[1] The drawing was displayed at the exhibition Exposition d’Art du XVIIIe siècle organized by Garreta at Musee de Peinture de Rouen, 25 March- 30 April 1929, listed in the exhibition catalogue under no. 215 as Le baise prete.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Eisler, Colin. Paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Schools Excluding Italian. Oxford, 1977: p.350: dK456, fig.323.

Wikidata ID

Q64580120

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