France 17th century

After a design by Jean André Le Pautre (1618-1682).

Cheminée

Chimneypiece

c. 1660-1670

limestone

relief

Dimensions (HxWxD): 158 x 98 in.

Acc. No.: 56.234.34

Credit Line: Gift of The Hearst Foundation, 1956

Photo credit: www.metmuseum.org, August 10, 2011

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain

New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

www.metmuseum.org

Provenance

• Until 1910, Chérac, Château du Chay
• Until 1941, William Randolph Hearst
• 1956, Gift of the Hearst Foundation

Bibliography

• 1941 Hearst sale
  William Randolph Hearst Collection Sale Catalogue, New York, Saks Fifth Avenue in cooperation with Gimbel Brothers under the direction of Hammer Gallery, 1941, p. 327, no; 485-1 (as a 16th c. fireplace with portrait of Gabrielle Destrée)
• 1990 Meyer
  Daniel Meyer, "A Chimneypiece from Saintonge", The Metropolitan Museum of Art Journal, vol. 25, 1990, p. 27-32, ill. 1 & 2

Related works

• Museum's file:
  The disposition of forms and architectural sculpture closely resembles a print by Le Pautre (O. Raggio).

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