Flowers in a China Vase
follower of Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Lille 1636 – London 1699)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1636 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Place of origin
London
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246468
Caption
Monnoyer rose to fame when he painted decorative works for the French royal residences in the mid seventeenth century. After one appearance at the Paris Salon in 1673, Monnoyer left France for England at the invitation of the English Ambassador to France, to decorate Montagu House. He later worked for Queen Mary II and Queen Anne, decorating Kensington Palace. He was best known for his art work depicting flowers and fruits as in this painting by a follower.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Flowers in a China Vase, follower of Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Lille 1636 – London 1699). Roses, tulips and other flowers in a china vase on a ledge.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but originally at 16 Charles Street, Mayfair, Mrs Greville's London home, and bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942. This item found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, found in the Breakfast Room, page 66.
Credit line
Polesden Lacey, The McEwan Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
follower of Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Lille 1636 – London 1699), artist