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Jacob and the Angel
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Gustave Moreau 1878 sold; to Marie Raffalovich 1878 sold; [to Galerie Georges Petit Paris] sold; to the Vicomte de Curel sold; to [Galerie Georges Petit Paris France] sold; to Charles Guasco Paris sold; [his estate sale Galerie Georges Petit Paris June 11 1900 no. 58] sold; to Paul Gillibert bequest; to his niece Mme. de Saint-Péreux. Baron de T. sold; [his estate sale Galerie Lambert Nice February 15 1934] sold; [to Jacques Seligmann & Co. New York NY (February 15 1934 - March 27 1934)] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop New York NY bequest; to Fogg Art Museum 1943.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
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