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Jean-Baptiste Greuze

The Greedy Child

n.d.

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Jean-Baptiste Greuze

The Greedy Child

n.d.

Physical Qualities Oil on canvas, 21-11/16 x 15 in. (55.1 x 38.1 cm.); Frame: 27-7/8 x 21-1/8 x 1-3/4 in. (70.8 x 53.7 x 4.4 cm.)
Credit Line The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number 1996.45.121
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911, cat. #48.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Paintings and Watercolors from the Lucas Collection", October 1934.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Modern Paintings Isms and How They Grew", January 12 -February 11, 1940.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840 - 1940", June 6-September 1, 1941, cat. p. 42.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #120.

Inscribed: VERSO, FRAME: UC, 'Succession G.A. Lucas...'; UR, 'BMA cat./1965/#120'

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