Lot 154: Studio of Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet (Rouen 1644-1717 Paris)

The Presentation in the Temple
oil on canvas
44 x 33 1/2 in. (111.8 x 85 cm.)

The composition derives from Jouvenet's prototype in the Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts. Leroy records four versions of the subjet (see F.N Leroy, Histoire de Jouvenet, Paris, 1860). The subject was engraved by Alexis Loir etched by Fabri.

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