Two Female Figures representing Musical Harmony with Cupids scattering Flowers
style of Antonio Verrio (Lecce c.1639 – Hampton Court Palace 1707)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1698 (before)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1219 x 1702 mm (48 x 67 in)
Place of origin
England
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Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139738
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Two Female Figures representing Musical Harmony with Cupids scattering Flowers, style of Antonio Verrio (Lecce c.1639 – Hampton Court Palace 1707), before 1698. Two female figures representing musical harmony, with Cupids scattering flowers from above.
Provenance
First mentioned in 1911 valuation; acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 2002
Credit line
Ham House, The Dysart Collection (purchased by HM Government in 1948 and transferred to the National Trust in 2002)
Makers and roles
style of Antonio Verrio (Lecce c.1639 – Hampton Court Palace 1707), artist
References
Croft-Murray 1962-1970: Edward Croft-Murray, Decorative Painting in England, 1537 - 1837 (2 vols), 1962-1970, vol.1, p.237