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Source Description
Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe was known for drawings such as this one, which were executed on a small scale with exacting detail. His designs attracted the attention of the French monarchy, and he received numerous royal commissions. This work shows well-dressed figures enjoying outdoor leisure in a rural village. Its panoramic landscape and dense crowd were both characteristic of Van Blarenberghe’s miniaturist style.
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Document identity
localId
74622
label
A Party Picnicking Near a Village
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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74622
contentType
drawing
title
A Party Picnicking Near a Village
description
Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe was known for drawings such as this one, which were executed on a small scale with exacting detail. His designs attracted the attention of the French monarchy, and he received numerous royal commissions. This work shows well-dressed figures enjoying outdoor leisure in a rural village. Its panoramic landscape and dense crowd were both characteristic of Van Blarenberghe’s miniaturist style.
date
c. 1760–70
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79875818
creators
300241
genreSpecific
Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 12.2 x 16.8 cm (4 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
cul
France, 18th century
accession
2019.63
Source extras
tec
gouache on antique laid paper
tombstone
A Party Picnicking Near a Village, c. 1760–70. Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe (French, 1716–1794). Gouache on antique laid paper; sheet: 12.2 x 16.8 cm (4 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2019.63
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
Watermark: partial letters, illegible
inscription
signed, lower right, black ink, “V Blarenberg”
didYouKnow
Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe was from a family of painters; among them he was known as “the great Blarenberghe.”
citations
citation
Christie, Manson & Woods. Fine Old Master Drawings. 1975.
page_number
ill. Lot 39
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
updatedAt
2026-05-29 04:57:03.348000
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74622
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Drawings
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DR - French
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gouache on antique laid paper
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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