Andromeda Chained to the Rock

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Andromeda Chained to the Rock

Flanders, 1638 ( ? )
Paintings
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 84 3/4 × 52 in. (215.27 × 132.08 cm)
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation (M.85.80)
Not currently on public view

Provenance

George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore (1762-1836), Dunmore Park, Scotland, 1834. T. Humphrey Ward (1845-1926), London, until 1900....
George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore (1762-1836), Dunmore Park, Scotland, 1834. T. Humphrey Ward (1845-1926), London, until 1900. Charles Sedelmeyer (1837-1925) Gallery, Paris, 1900, to his son-in-law; Eugène Fischof (1837-1926), Paris, 1901. Clement A. Griscom (1840-1912), New York (sale, New York, American Art Galleries, 26-27 Feb. 1914, lot 28, sold for $3200 to); "Seaman." Vanderlip collection, New York (sale, New York, Christie's, 12 Jan.1978, lot 56, withdrawn before sale). Dudley N. Schoales (1906-1989), CT, sold 1984 to: [Christopher Janet, New York, sold 1985 to]; LACMA.
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