Garlands of Flowers and Fruit
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Lille 1636 – London 1699)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1656 - 1699
Materials
oil on canvas
Measurements
407 x 1209 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453805
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Garlands of Flowers and Fruit, by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Lille 1636 - London 1699). Fruit and flowers are bound together forming one long garland, as if hung up at both ends. The painting forms a pair with another Garlands of flowers and fruit, by Monnoyer, above the opposite door.
Provenance
Indigenous purchased by the Ministry of Works in 1956 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961
Credit line
Dyrham Park, The Blathwayt Collection (acquired by the Ministry of Works via the National Land Fund in 1956, and transferred to the National Trust)
Makers and roles
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Lille 1636 – London 1699), artist