Soldiers playing cards in a camp - Sébastien Bourdon
Date :
1643
Type of image :
Peinture sur bois
oil on oak panel
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
36.5x50 cm
Topic :
Storage Location :
GK 471
Work dated
Description
History :
- Inscription on the sign hanging in front of the pillar: "bon vyn | 1643" (Good wine?).
- Acquired by William VIII in 1722 on the death of Jacques Meijers, Rotterdam, or before 1749 from an intermediary owner;
Confiscated and taken to PAris in 1807, restored in 1815;
Restored, with repaints removed, in 1948.
Technical Data
Notice #024829
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Bibliography :
J. Thuillier, M. Hilaire, J.-L. Faure, Sébastien Bourdon (cat), RMN, 2000
n°52, p. 193