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Decorative Panel

1790s

Pierre Rousseau

(French, 1751–1829)
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Culture
France
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 264 x 26 cm (103 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey 1942.2.9
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Location
Not on view
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A vertically oriented oil painting depicts stacked decorative motifs on a cream background. At the top, feathery palm fronds and wheat stalks fan above blue blossoms. A diamond frame and circular medallion featuring a kneeling figure sit centrally. Below, a slender reddish vase supports a floral bouquet, positioned above a rectangular plaque showing a reclining figure. At the base, a winged sphinx with a human face sits forward on a stepped, dark-red pedestal.

Decorative Panel

1790s

Pierre Rousseau

(French, 1751–1829)
France

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