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Innocents and Card Sharpers
Artist: MEISSONIER, Jean Louis Ernest (1815 - 1891)
Two ‘innocent’ youths, on the right, prepare their next move in a game of Piquet. They appear unaware of their opponents’ scheming, but there is an air of tension as the man behind keeps his hand on his sword and the others watch the cards intently. Meissonier was widely renowned for the highly refined detail of his small historic genre scenes.
Work was part of the AFA tour (2009-2010): From Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2471
Creation/Production
MEISSONIER, Jean Louis Ernest
Role: Creation
Date: 1861
Acquisition
Bequest, 12/12/1963
Measurements
Height: 24.2cm
Width: 32.2cm
h(cm) frame:47.5
w(cm) frame:55.5
d(cm) frame:10.3
Techniques
oil on board
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
board
Location
In store
Comments - (6)
Dear Helen McGregor,
Thank you for your enquiry. I’ve passed your question to my colleagues who work with copyright and licensing and our print and demand service. They will be able to advise on your request.
Kind regards,
Nia
(Digital team)
Hi Laura,
The curator has got in touch with us to say that this painting is currently part of a touring exhibition in Japan. The works in that exhibition are due to return in June 2018, when they will have to be re-acclimatised and checked before being put back on display.
Best wishes,
Marc
Digital Team
Hi there Laura
Thank you for your comment. We've asked the curator about this and we'll get back to you as soon as we get an answer. I hope you enjoyed your visit to the museum, even without this painting!
Best wishes
Sara
Digital Team
Can you please let me know if this painting is currently on display? Tried to look for it yesterday and it seems to have been moved from its usual place in the French Art room ?
Thanks
Laura