Children Playing in a Park
c. 1860
Painter, French, 1823 - 1881

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 32.6 x 40.9 cm (12 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
framed: 45.4 x 53.7 x 5.7 cm (17 7/8 x 21 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.) -
Accession
1970.17.101
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Harry MacNeill Bland Galleries, New York);[1] sold to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA.
[1]The correspondence of the Bland Galleries, at the Archives of American Art, does not include any references to this picture.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1989
Extended loan for use by Secretary Samuel Skinner, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., 1989-1992.
1992
Extended loan for use by Secretary Andrew H. Card, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., 1992-1993.
1993
Extended loan for use by Secretary Federico Pena, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., 1993-1998.
1998
Extended loan for use by Secretary Rodney Slater, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., 1998-2001.
Bibliography
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 232, repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 267, repro.
2000
Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 312, color repro.
Inscriptions
lower left in monogram: HM
Wikidata ID
Q20188416