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The painting of Clio, muse of history, may have formed part of the same decorative ensemble as P481 as the two paintings share the same dimensions and later provenance. In the nineteenth century they belonged to the marquis de Cypierre, grandson of Jean-Charles-François Perrin de Cypierre who bought the Château d’Auvilliers from Madame de Pompadour in 1760. Numerous versions of both paintings are known. They were described as decorative panels in the 1871 inventory of works of art at Bagatelle (cf. Boucher P385 and P399).

The Wallace Collection

London

Title

The Muse Clio

Date

c.1750–1759

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 96 x W 140 cm

Accession number

P490

Acquisition method

acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, at an unknown date; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

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