Fete Champetre: The Luncheon (Le dejeuner)
18th century
Jacques de Lajoue (French, 1686-1761)
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Details

  • Artist Name: Jacques de Lajoue (French, 1686-1761)
  • Title: Fete Champetre: The Luncheon (Le dejeuner)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Medium: Oil on canvas, one of seven panels
  • Dimensions: 28 x 44-1/4 in. (71.1 x 112.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
  • Accession Number: F.1965.1.033.6.P
  • Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation

Object Information

Sir Edgar Vincent, later 1st Viscount d’Abernon (d. 1941), Esher Place, Surrey, consigned 25 November 1930 to and subsequently purchased 14 April 1949 by;
[Duveen Bros., New York, stock no. 12639 and later 30089, sold 1965 to];
The Norton Simon Foundation.

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