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Pool in the Forest

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French, 1807–1876)
1858

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 56.2 x 75.3 cm (22 1/8 x 29 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Miss Elizabeth Howes
Accession Number07.137
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings

InscriptionsLower left: N. Diaz. 58-
ProvenanceJ. Eastman Chase Gallery, Boston. Elizabeth Howes (probably b. 1826 - d. 1893), Salem, MA; 1893, life interest passed to her sister, Susan Burley Howes Cabot (b. 1822 - d. 1907), Boston; 1907, bequest of Elizabeth Howes to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: April 20, 1907)

NOTE: Elizabeth Howes bequeathed the painting to the MFA, with life interest to her sister. The bequest was fulfilled after the death of Mrs. Cabot.