National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress CollectionCC0 (NGA Open Access) · 4,504 × 3,736 px · National Gallery of Art · IIIF

c. 1720 · National Gallery of Art

The Italian Comedians

Jean-Antoine WatteauWikidata

painting by Antoine Watteau

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Date
c. 1720Wikidata
National Gallery of Art: probably 1720
Medium
oil on canvasNational Gallery of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
63.8 × 76.2 cmNational Gallery of Art
Wikidata: 63.8 × 76.2 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.Wikidata
Genre
genre artWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1946.7.9Wikidata
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress CollectionNational Gallery of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1850s – 1873
    Thomas Baring
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  2. 1873 – 1888
    Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  3. 1888 – 1927
    Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  4. Dates unknown
    Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
    medium confidenceWikidata · owned by
  5. ? – 1888
    Northbrook collection
    high confidenceWikidata · collection
  6. 1927 – 1930
    Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  7. ? – November 23, 1942
    Wildenstein & Company
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  8. November 23, 1942 –
    Samuel H. Kress Foundation
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  9. November 23, 1942 –
    Samuel H. Kress Collection
    high confidenceWikidata · collection
  10. 1946 –
    National Gallery of Art
    high confidenceWikidata · collection
  11. Dates unknown
    Thyssen-Bornemisza family Collection
    medium confidenceWikidata · collection
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