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The Peasant Father
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J. D. Lempereur Paris (Lugt 1740 lower right) sold; through his sale [Paris March 24 1773 lot 335]. J. A. de Silvestre sold [through Paris February 28 1811 lot 440]. D. Vis Blokhuyzen sold [Rotterdam October 23 1871 lot 459]. Countess Diergardt Cologne. [C. G. Boerner Dusseldorf] sold; to Maida and George Abrams 1971
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Provenance according to Boerner: Sale 24 March 1773 lot 335. Jacques Augustin de Silvestre see cat. Regnault-Delalande Paris 1810 sale 1811 "Le Pere nourricier et sa Femme."
The Maida and George Abrams Collection Fogg Art Museum Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts Promised Gift
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