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Woman in Agony (the Death of Sophonisba?)
Attributed to: Gabriel Metsu (Dutch, 1629–1667)
Medium/Technique
Oil on panel
Dimensions
78.5 x 72.4 cm (30 7/8 x 28 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Francis Brooks
Accession Number83.22
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower left, on letter: G M A f
ProvenanceMarch 17-19, 1840, probably Lebreton sale, Paillet, Paris, lot 33, sold for 2000 fr. [see note 1]. Probably acquired in France by Francis Brooks (b. 1824 - d. 1891), Boston [see note 2]; 1883, gift of Brooks to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 3, 1883)
NOTES:
[1] See Adriaan E. Waiboer, "Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667): Life and Work" (Ph.D. diss., New York University, 2007), pp. 823-825, cat. no. B-4. [2] The stretcher and frame of the painting were once mended with French newspaper, suggesting the painting was in a collection in France, where Brooks is known to have acquired other paintings.
NOTES:
[1] See Adriaan E. Waiboer, "Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667): Life and Work" (Ph.D. diss., New York University, 2007), pp. 823-825, cat. no. B-4. [2] The stretcher and frame of the painting were once mended with French newspaper, suggesting the painting was in a collection in France, where Brooks is known to have acquired other paintings.