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Scene from "Love in a Village"

Date1767
Object PlaceEngland, British Isles, Europe
MediumOil on wood
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions50 × 40 inches (127 × 101.6 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb
Object number47.398
DescriptionInterior scene with three men in eighteenth century dress and a dog. Two of the men stand in the center of the foreground debating. Third man stands to right and behind others. A dog lies behind the two men in the center. A yellow checked chair and a table with a red cover are along wall behind figures. A painting of the Judgement of Solomon hangs above table and chair. A coat hangs on wall at far left.
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Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, European Painting Storage, Screen 2, A
ProvenanceDavid Garrick, 1767 (?); Chipstead, Surrey, Great Britain, Collection John Acton Garle; New York, Collection Scott and Fowles, 1947 (dealer) Detroit, Collection Mr. & Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb