Category:The Harp Lesson by Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust

**The Harp Lesson**
	painting by Jean Antoine Théodore Giroust
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Instance of	painting;
Depicts	Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de Saint-Aubin de Genlis, Pamela FitzGerald, Princess Adélaïde of Orléans and harp
Made from material	oil paint; canvas (painting support);
Genre	portrait;
Location	Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Creator	Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust;
Collection	Dallas Museum of Art;
Inventory number	2015.10.FA (Dallas Museum of Art);
Inception	1791;
Width	185 cm;
Height	246 cm;
Authority file
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The Harp Lesson by Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust

Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust: The Harp Lesson

Artist

Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust (1753–1817)
Alternative names	Jean Antoine Theodore Giroust; Antoine Giroust; Jean Antoine Théodore Giroust; Jean-Antoine-Theodore Giroust
Description	French painter Neoclassicism
Date of birth/death	10 November 1753	9 July 1817
Location of birth/death	Bussy-Saint-Georges	Mitry-Mory
Work location	Paris
Authority file	: Q3680961 VIAF: 96211956 ISNI: 0000000070251842 ULAN: 500075128 GND: 1017373515 RKD: 31982

Title

The Harp Lesson

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Description

"During a music lesson, 14-year-old Louise Marie Adélaïde Eugénie de Bourbon d’Orléans, daughter of the Duc d’Orléans, plays a duet with her governess, Madame de Genlis. The other figure in this triple portrait is her English teacher, Mademoiselle Paméla, who turns pages at the music stand. In the background of this Neoclassical interior is a bronze statue of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom. She wears a Phrygian bonnet and holds a pike, which were symbols of the French Revolution. This imagery served a political purpose by distancing the Duc d’Orléans from the Bourbon monarchy in an attempt to avoid death by the guillotine, a fate suffered by many French nobles during the Revolution. By depicting the musical trio’s intelligence, talent, and dedication, Giroust fashioned the Duc d’Orléans and his family as supporters of liberal Enlightenment values." [1]

Depicted people

Date

1791

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 246 cm (96.8 in)

; width: 185 cm (72.8 in)

Collection

Dallas Museum of Art

	Native name	Dallas Museum of Art
	Location	Dallas, Texas, United States of America
	Coordinates	32° 47′ 17″ N, 96° 48′ 06″ W
	Established	1903
	Website	https://www.dma.org
	Authority file	: Q745866 VIAF: 144444875 ISNI: 0000000403937157 LCCN: n84018765 OSM: 6942581 GND: 5281152-9 WorldCat

Current location

European Art - 18th Century, Level 2

Accession number

2015.10.FA (Dallas Museum of Art)

Object history

Provenance:

Louis Philippe Joseph de Bourbon, Duc d'Orléans (1747-1793), Palais Royal, Paris;
presumably by inheritance to his son,
Louis Philippe de Bourbon Orléans (1773-1850), reigned as Louis-Phillippe Ier, King of
France (1830-1848); by descent to his son,
Louis-Charles-Philippe-Raphaël de Bourbon Orléans, Duc de Nemours (1814-1896); by descent to his son,
Ferdinand-Philippe-Marie de Bourbon Orléans, Duc d’Alençon (1844-1910); by descent to his son,
Philippe-Emmanuel-Maximilien-Marie-Eudes de Bourbon Orléans, Duc de Vendôme
(1872-1931), Wimbledon, Surrey; (†) sale, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, December 11, 1937, lot 124, as “École de Louis David”, pl. VIII, where *acquired by Baron Robert Gendebien, Brussels;
and by inheritance.
Anonymous sale; Monaco, Christie’s, June 16, 1989, lot 57.

Exhibition history

Salon of 1791, Salon Carré, 8 September 1791 -

References

Media in category "The Harp Lesson by Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust"

The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.

Giroust 1 fev 2015.jpg 420 × 560; 215 KB
Jean Antoine Théodore Giroust - The Harp Lesson - 2015.10.FA - Dallas Museum of Art.jpg 7,194 × 9,570; 51.19 MB
Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust - The Harp Players.jpg 500 × 674; 51 KB
Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust Madame de Genlis Mademoiselle d’Orléans Ausschnitt 2.jpg 608 × 810; 150 KB
Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust Madame de Genlis Mademoiselle d’Orléans Ausschnitt lang.jpg 609 × 941; 173 KB
Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust Madame de Genlis Mademoiselle d’Orléans Ausschnitt.jpg 574 × 766; 136 KB
The Harp Lesson, a portrait of Louise Marie Adelaide Eugenie de Bourbon d'Orleans, daughter of the Duc d'Orleans, by Jean Antoine Theodore Giroust, 1791, oil on canvas - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05249.jpg 3,269 × 4,373; 7.17 MB

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