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The picture is a secularised depiction of the subject Rest on the Flight into Egypt, in which assistants, like angels, help the Virgin Mary to do the washing whilst she plays with her son, Christ.
This is one of eight exquisite paintings on copper now at Stourhead which were commissioned by the duc de Choiseul. They were exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1771.
Title
'La mère complaisante'
Date
1770
Medium
oil on copper
Measurements
H 40.5 x W 33 cm
Accession number
732293
Acquisition method
gift from Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare along with the estate, house and its contents, 1946
Work type
Painting
National Trust, Stourhead
Stourton, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 6QD England
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