The courtesan in love. According to a story by Jean de la Fontaine (La Courtisane amoureuse. D'après un conte de Jean de la Fontaine)
ca. 1735
oil on panel
30 × 23 cm (11.81 × 9.06 in)
Musée du Louvre, Sully, 2nd floor, room 40 Paris
Accession number RF 1985-80
Notes
Provenance: 17 June 1776(1776-06-17): sale of the collection of duc de Saint-Aignan
27 February 1777(1777-02-27): sale of the collection of Randon de Boisset
22 February 1779(1779-02-22): sale of the collection of Mr Trouard
by 1783(1783): Mr de Saint-Julien
26 November 1787(1787-11-26): sale of the collection of comte de Vaudreuil
23 February 1859(1859-02-23): sale of the collection of marquis de Saint-Marc
by 1860(1860): Jules Burat
28 April 1885(1885-04-28): sale of the collection of Jules Burat
17 June 1925(1925-06-17): sale of the collection of Léon Michel-Levy
Date unknown: obtained by Galerie Cailleux, Paris
Date unknown: obtained by comte de Niel, Paris
between 9 April 1940(1940-04-09) and 11 April 1940(1940-04-11): sale of the collection of Nicolaas Beets at Muller, Amsterdam
between 29 October 1969(1969-10-29) and 31 October 1969(1969-10-31): sale of the collection of J. de Monchy, the Netherlands, at J. Hoogsteder & A. Wengraf
Date unknown: obtained by galerie Hoogsteder, The Hague
Date unknown: obtained by Colnaghi (art dealer), London
by 1982(1982): Antenor Patiño
Date unknown: inherited by Béatrix Patiño
1985(1985): ceded to Musée du Louvre, Paris, by the estate of Antenor Patiño
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