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Title

Portrait of Countess Maria Theresia Bucquoi, née Parr

Dated

1793

Artist

Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun

Nationality

French

Artist Life

1755–1842

Role

Artist

Gallery

G322

Department

European Art

Dimension

53 1/2 x 39in. (135.9 x 99.1cm)61 1/2 × 47 × 3 1/2 in. (156.21 × 119.38 × 8.89 cm) (outer frame)

Credit

The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

Accession Number

78.7

Medium

Oil on canvas

Country

"Austria"

Century

18th century

Provenance

Prince Wenzel Paar, Vienna (1793–d. 1812)[1]; by descent, Vienna (until 1948; sold to Wildenstein); [Wildenstein and Co., New York, 1948–78; sold to Mia] [1] The sitter was the daughter of Prince Johann Joseph Paar (1719-1792) and Countess Antonia Esterhazy (1719-1771), and the wife of Count Johann Josef Bucquoi (died 1803). The portrait was commissioned by the sitter's brother, Prince Wenzel Paar, with whose descendants it remained for over a century.

Rights

Public Domain

Classification

Paintings

Object Name

Painting

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