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La Balançoire
Translated as: The Swing
Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph
(Painter)
History note: Frederick de Neil Williams, 1827; Marquise de Lavalette; Lady Emily Digby; A.E.H. Digby, his sale, London, 20 June 1951, lot 29 as Pater; Mrs. John Tursby; Count Michel de Pret Roose; sale Christie's November 26 1976, lot 19, as Pater
From the Perceval Fund with contributions from the National Art Collections Fund and the Victoria and Albert Museum, Grant-in-Aid.
Height: 46.3 cm
Width: 56.5 cm
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Method of acquisition: Bought
(1977)
by
Roose, Michel de Pret, Count
Support composed of canvas
Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas
Accession number: PD.22-1977
Primary reference Number: 2830
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: CM.PG.8412-2006
Accession Number: P.22-1994
Accession Number: P.19-1994
Accession Number: P.31-1994
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