Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings Signed (lower left): COROT; inscribed (lower left): Corot
Gallery Label This work was once thought to be a portrait of the painter Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899) as a child, but it seems to represent a boy. Corot's portraits were limited to friends and members of his family, but thus far the figure remains unidentified.
Provenance Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, New York (by 1891–his d. 1907); Mrs. H. O. (Louisine W.) Havemeyer, New York (1907–d. 1929; cat., 1931, p. 68, as "Portrait of Rosa Bonheur"; 2nd ed., 1958, p. 15, no. 75)
Exhibition History New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The H. O. Havemeyer Collection," March 10–November 2, 1930, no. 11.
Newark Museum. "19th-Century French and American Paintings from the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 9–May 15, 1946, no. 3.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Barbizon: French Landscapes of the Nineteenth Century," February 4–May 10, 1992, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Splendid Legacy: The Havemeyer Collection," March 27–June 20, 1993, no. A98.
References "Corot as Figure Painter." The Collector 2 (February 1, 1891), p. 77.Kunst und Künstler 28 (1930), ill. p. 387.The Arts 16 (March 1930), p. 471.Illustrierte Monatsschrift für Bildende Kunst 28 (1930), ill. p. 387.H. O. Havemeyer Collection: Catalogue of Paintings, Prints, Sculpture and Objects of Art . n.p., 1931, p. 68.The H. O. Havemeyer Collection . 2nd ed. New York, 1958, p. 15, no. 75.French Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art . 2, New York, 1966, pp. 47–48, ill.American Artist 39 (June 1975), ill. p. 45.Rosa Bonheur: A Life and a Legend . New York, 1981, p. 12, ill.Letter to Charles S. Moffett . January 26, 1982.in Splendid Legacy: The Havemeyer Collection . Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1993, p. 286.Splendid Legacy: The Havemeyer Collection . Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1993, p. 21, colorpl. 15.in Splendid Legacy: The Havemeyer Collection . Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1993, p. 306, no. A98, ill. p. 307.
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