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Friend of the Humble (Supper at Emmaus)
Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (French, 1844–1925)
1892
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
155.5 x 222.9 cm (61 1/4 x 87 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Randolph Coolidge
Accession Number92.2657
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower left: L. Lhermitte / 1892
ProvenanceMay 5, 1892, purchased at the Paris Salon by Boussod, Valadon et Cie., Paris (stock no. 22247); June 3, 1892, sold by Boussod, Valadon et Cie., through Ch. Rafard (dealer), Paris, to Joseph Randolph Coolidge (b. 1828 - d. 1925), Boston [see note 1]; 1892, gift of J. Randolph Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 1, 1892)
NOTES:
[1] See Getty Provenance Index, Goupil et Cie. Records, PI record G-32516 (stock book 13, no. 22247, p. 91). A letter from Fernand Robert of Ch. Rafard to J. Randolph Coolidge (June 4, 1892; MFA Archives) states that the Lhermitte painting would be payable after the close of the Salon, and that all of the packing, shipping, and transport would be arranged by Boussod, Valadon, et Cie.
NOTES:
[1] See Getty Provenance Index, Goupil et Cie. Records, PI record G-32516 (stock book 13, no. 22247, p. 91). A letter from Fernand Robert of Ch. Rafard to J. Randolph Coolidge (June 4, 1892; MFA Archives) states that the Lhermitte painting would be payable after the close of the Salon, and that all of the packing, shipping, and transport would be arranged by Boussod, Valadon, et Cie.