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The Annunciation, ca. 1644
Philippe de Champaigne (French, 1602–1674)
Oil on wood; Overall, 28 x 28 3/4 in. (71.1 x 73 cm); painted surface, 27 1/4 x 27 3/4 in. (69.2 x 70.5 cm)
Wrightsman Fund, 2004 (2004.31)
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Provenance/Ownership History
Anne of Austria, her oratory in the Palais Royal, Paris (from about 1644–d. 1666; probably transferred to her apartment in Fontainebleau between 1651 and 1666); Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'Orléans, Palais Royal, Paris (by at least 1788, probably until d. 1793; mentioned in "Liste des tableaux destinés à la vente en Angleterre," drawn up in 1788, but not included in earlier inventories); Cabinet de M*** [possibly "Le Bas," as Lugt claims, but see remarks], until 1793; sale, Paillet, Paris, [April 26–27 on catalogue frontispiece, but sale postponed] May 10, 1793, no. 33, an Annunciation by Philippe de Champaigne, sur toile, 26 po. x 26 po., sold for 1370 livres); ?Khiening, Carinthia, Austria; Henri family, Germany; Jean-François-André Duval, St. Petersburg (until 1816) and Ghent (1816–45; sold entire collection to Morny); Charles-Auguste-Louis-Joseph de Morny, duc de Morny, Paris (1845–46; "Duval" sale, Phillips, London, May 12–13, 1846, no. 72, "Bois 27 po x 28 po.", ill. with engraving; sold for Fr 1250); private collection (sale, Fischer, Lucerne, November 8–16, 2003, no. 1018, sold for CHF 550,000 to Williams]; [Adam Williams Fine Art, New York, 2003–4; sold to MMA]
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