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Study of a Male Nude
Unidentified artist, French, first quarter 19th century
Circle Of: Jacques Louis David (French, 1748–1825)
Formerly attributed to: Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824)
Circle Of: Jacques Louis David (French, 1748–1825)
Formerly attributed to: Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824)
1810–1820
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
80.7 x 61.9 cm (31 3/4 x 24 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Dennis Warren
Accession Number91.26
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceAbout 1875, Thomas Robinson, Providence [see note 1]; November 16, 1886, Robinson sale, Moore's Art Galleries, New York, lot 126, sold to Vose Galleries, Providence and Boston [see note 2]; 1890, sold by Vose to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dennis Warren, Boston; 1891, gift of Mrs. Samuel Dennis Warern to the MFA [see note 3]. (Accession date: February 3, 1891)
NOTES:
[1] Between the 1850s and 1880s, Robinson traveled to France and purchased paintings as Seth Morton Vose's agent. This painting was purchased as by Géricault and likely brought to the U.S. in 1875. It had been cut in two by 1886.
[2] Sold as by Géricault.
[3] Sold as by Géricault. At the time of donation, the painting measured 13 1/2 x 16 1/2, but would be rejoined with its lower half in 1935.
NOTES:
[1] Between the 1850s and 1880s, Robinson traveled to France and purchased paintings as Seth Morton Vose's agent. This painting was purchased as by Géricault and likely brought to the U.S. in 1875. It had been cut in two by 1886.
[2] Sold as by Géricault.
[3] Sold as by Géricault. At the time of donation, the painting measured 13 1/2 x 16 1/2, but would be rejoined with its lower half in 1935.