Vestal with Cupid before an Altar
Vestal with Cupid before an Altar

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Vestal with Cupid before an Altar

Circle of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1732–1806; born Grasse, France; died Paris, France
y1983-39

Information

Title
Vestal with Cupid before an Altar
Maker
Circle of Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
image (oval): 46 x 37.5 cm. (18 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.) frame: 52.7 × 61.6 × 6 cm (20 3/4 × 24 1/4 × 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gabrielle Kopelman
Object Number
y1983-39
Culture
French
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
canvas, oil paint
Subject
women, cupids, trees, putti, festoons, deities, altars, figures (representations)

Richard B. Corbin [d. 1960], New York (?by descent until 1979; sale, Sotheby’s New York, May 30, 1979, lot 131); Gabrielle Kopelman (until 1983; gift to Princeton University Art Museum).

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