Sheep in the Shelter of the Oaks
painter
Charles Émile Jacque
(Paris, 1813 - 1894, Paris)
Dateabout 1870
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions65 x 53 cm (25 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP3w2
eMuseum ID724006
EmbARK ObjectID10733
TMS Source ID10
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotes"Contributions to the Loan Exhibition for the Year 1880." Museum of Fine Arts, Fifth Annual Report (Boston, 1881), p. 23.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1.
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 53.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 193.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 27.
Morris Carter. "Mrs. Gardner & The Treasures of Fenway Court" in Alfred M. Frankfurter (ed.). The Gardner Collection (New York, 1946), p. 55.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 125, ill.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1.
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 53.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 193.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 27.
Morris Carter. "Mrs. Gardner & The Treasures of Fenway Court" in Alfred M. Frankfurter (ed.). The Gardner Collection (New York, 1946), p. 55.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 125, ill.
MarksNotesInscribed (lower left): Ch. Jacque
Inscribed (on a Museum of Fine Arts, Boston label affixed to the frame): Artist, Jacque / Subject, / Mrs John L. Gardner Jr. / Date of loan, April 26, '80 / 152 Beacon St
Stamped (on back of canvas): UN DAME DE LORETTE / OTTOZ FRERES / DE COULEURS UN TOILES a TABLEAU / PARIS
Stamped (on back of stretcher): G & C 6746
Inscribed (on a Museum of Fine Arts, Boston label affixed to the frame): Artist, Jacque / Subject, / Mrs John L. Gardner Jr. / Date of loan, April 26, '80 / 152 Beacon St
Stamped (on back of canvas): UN DAME DE LORETTE / OTTOZ FRERES / DE COULEURS UN TOILES a TABLEAU / PARIS
Stamped (on back of stretcher): G & C 6746
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the gallery Doll & Richards for $650 on 27 January 1873.
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