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| Keywords: Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun - Portrait of Countess Maria Theresia Bucquoi, née Parr (1746-1818) - 78.7 - Minneapolis Institute of Arts.jpg Portrait of a woman 53 1/2 x 39in 135 9 x 99 1cm 61 1/2 × 47 × 3 1/2 in 156 21 × 119 38 × 8 89 cm outer frame 78 7 https //api artsmia org/images/2570/4682/large jpg Q1700481 Oil on canvas Prince Wenzel Paar Vienna Austria;1 by descent to his relatives Vienna Austria Wildenstein and Co New York New York in 1948 ; sold to MIA in 1978 1 The sitter was the daughter of Prince Johann Joseph Paar 1719-1792 and Countess Antonia Esterhazy 1719-1771 and the wife of Count Johann Josef Bucquoi died 1803 The portrait was commissioned by the sitter's brother Prince Wenzel Paar with whose descendants it remained for over a century Vigee specifically recalls the painting in her Souvenirs when referring to the hospitality accorded to her by her Austrian patrons during her stay in Vienna Upon its completion the portrait was displayed in the salon of the palace of Prince Paar where as the artist herself recorded its exceptionally vibrant color scheme would have clashed with the white boiseries of the room Accordingly green velvet hangings were improvised to soften the contrast and Prince Paar himself devised a sort of reflecting candelabra to light the picture Portrait of Countess Maria Theresia Bucquoi née Parr 1746-1818 https //collections artsmia org/index php page detail id 2570 Q20891241 | ||||
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