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A Religious Ceremony on the Accession of Ferdinand IV to the throne of Naples, 1759

about 1780

62.175

Deaccessioned 6.18.2008

Recieving Party: Christie's New York

Transfer Notes

Transferred to Christie's New York; Sold on 6/17/2009 in the Interiors sale (lot 23); Offered on 1/28/2009 in the Important Old Master Paintings sale (lot 79), unsold


Possibly Ferdinand Blumenthal [1847-1914], New York, later Paris, by 1914; {1} possibly by inheritance to his widow Cecilia Blumenthal [1863-1927], later Duchesse de Montmorency, Paris, and by descent to her son, Count Cecil Pecci-Blunt, né Cecil Blumenthal [d. 1965], Rome, Paris and Santa Barbara; {2} given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1962 (62.175). {1}It is possible that Count Cecil Pecci-Blunt inherited these paintings from his father's collection although this information has not been verified. Both Count Cecil Pecci-Blunt and his brother inherited their father's art collection after the death of their parents. {2} Before his death in 1965, Count Cecil Pecci-Blunt, with the assistance of Wildenstein & Co, New York, dispersed a number of paintings from the Blumenthal collection, several of which can be found in U.S. Museums, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown. For details on the family, see Trinity Fine Art, New York (Dealer Catalogue No. 30), Six Paintings from the Blumenthal Collection, New York, 2008, p. 6-7.


Artwork Details

Artist
Creation Date
about 1780
Materials
oil on canvas
Object Types
oil paintings
Dimensions

29-3/8 x 39-1/4 in.

Previous Accession Number
62.175
Previous Credit Line

Gift of Count Cecil Pecci-Blunt

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

European Painting and Sculpture Before 1800


Objects Purchased With Deaccession Funds


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