In the Baptistry of St. Mark's, Venice

Artist William Merritt Chase American, 1849–1916

Date1878

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions33 1/2 x 43 1/2 in. (85.1 x 110.5 cm)
Frame: 43 x 53 x 2 1/2 in. (109.2 x 134.6 x 6.4 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of Marcia Bishopric Gest in memory of Joseph Henry Gest and Henry Gest Jr.

Object number2016.13

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Provenance**Created Venice (or New York?), 1878; collection of the artist, New York; private collection; [Ainslie Galleries, New York, 1923]; Joseph Henry Gest (1859–1935) [1], Cincinnati, OH, 1923; by descent to son, Henry Gest Sr. (1899–1974), Cincinnati, 1935; bequeathed to wife, Emily Este Lea Gest (1907–1983), 1974; by descent to son, Henry Gest Jr. (1932–2011), Fearrington, NC, 1983; bequeathed to wife, Marcia Gest, Fearrington, NC, 2011; given to NCMA, 2016.

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