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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1970.148
People
Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French (Paris 1686 - 1755 Beauvais)
Title
The Blue Herons
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1750-1755
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/311817

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
149 x 184.5 cm (58 11/16 x 72 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Private collection, Germany. [François Heim, Inc., Paris and London (? - 1965) sold]; to David E. Rust, Washington DC (1965-1970) gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1970.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of David E. Rust
Accession Year
1970
Object Number
1970.148
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990)

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