Lust for Gold

Lust for Gold

Thomas CoutureWW-1840-320041
1844·oil paint·depth: 12 cm, height: 35 cm, width: 45 cm

Rijksmuseum / Public Domain

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Year
1844
Medium
oil paint
Dimensions
depth: 12 cm, height: 35 cm, width: 45 cm
Collection
Rijksmuseum

Artist

Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture

Painting

Thomas Couture was a French history painter and teacher. He taught many notable contemporary figures of the art world, such as Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour, John La Farge, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, John Ward Dunsmore, Karel Javůrek, William Morris Hunt, and Joseph-Noël Sylvestre.

Senlis, France

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Year
1844
Medium
oil paint
Dimensions
depth: 12 cm, height: 35 cm, width: 45 cm
Watts ID
WW-1840-320041

Source

Collection
Rijksmuseum
Source
rijksmuseum
Status
verified

Artist

Thomas Couture

Thomas Couture

Painting

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