The Rape of the Sabine Women

Provenance

(Leo Nardus [1868-1955], Suresnes, France, and New York); sold 1897 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park; gift 1942 to NGA.

The Rape of the Sabine Women

French 18th Century

c. 1770

Accession Number

1942.9.79

Medium

oil on paper on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 56.5 x 108.9 cm (22 1/4 x 42 7/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection