Family Group in Garden
Artist
Henry Singleton
(English, 1766 - 1839)
Formerly attributed to
John Zoffany
(German, 1725 - 1810)
Dateca. 1795-1800
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 39 1/4 × 49 inches (99.7 × 124.46 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-203
SignedNone
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DescriptionFamily portrait; man standing at right with right arm about child standing on chair, left hand holds book on covered table at left; books, pen and ink set, and world globe atop table; wife is seated center with dog and child at her feet, baby in her lap, and four girls standing to her right; small boy at left pulls wagon in which sits another child; hoop, doll, and small basket of flowers in foreground; sculptured lion on base directly behind the wife; garden scene with large tree in background.Exhibition HistoryThe Century of Mozart, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, January 15–March 4, 1956, no. 96.
With Ehrich Galleries, New York, by December 1, 1932;
Purchased from Ehrich Galleries by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
“The Century of Mozart: January 15 through March 4, 1956,” Bulletin (William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts) 1, no. 1 (1956).
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