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Thomas Couture

The Little Confectioner (Le Petit Gilles)

Description

Maker

Attributed to Thomas Couture (French, 1815-1879)

Title

The Little Confectioner (Le Petit Gilles)

Year

mid 1800s-late 1800s

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

58.4 x 45.7 cm (23 x 18 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LL:T. C.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

53.108

Type

  • Paintings

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

European Paintings and Sculpture, ca. 1770 - 1937

  • Books

Exchange Exhibition, Exhibition Exchange: From the Collection of Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; From the Collection of The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967

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Tombstone

Attributed to Thomas Couture (French, 1815-1879)
The Little Confectioner (Le Petit Gilles), mid 1800s-late 1800s
oil on canvas
58.4 x 45.7 cm (23 x 18 inches)
Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 53.108

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