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AT-00009836Princess Marie d'Orléans in Her Studio
by Ary Scheffer
About the Artwork
Scheffer frequently portrayed his favorite pupil, the Princess Marie d'Orléans (1813-1839), daughter of King Louis Philippe and a prominent sculptor. As proof of her dedication and talent, she wears an artist's smock and holds a chisel. Seen nearby are several of her works, including her model of her most famous sculpture, a stoic depiction of Joan of Arc.
Inscriptions
Signed lower left: Ary Scheffer
Provenance
Noémi Renan, niece of the artist. Shepherd Gallery, New York. Sold in 1975 to Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, Cleveland. Given to the CMA in 1977.
Exhibition history
Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978). The Artist and the Studio in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 5-August 13, 1978). The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth-Century Sculpture from North American Collections. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (organizer) (February 26-May 25, 1980); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN (June 25-September 21, 1980); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 27, 1980-January 4, 1981); Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, IN (February 22-April 29, 1981). Rococo, Revolution, Restoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-September 24, 1989). Ary Scheffer 1795-1858: Celebrated Romanticist (Ary Scheffer 1795-1858: Gevierd Romanticus). Dordrechts Museum (organizer) (December 10, 1995-March 10, 1996); Musée de la Vie Romantique (March 1-June 1, 1996).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Ary Scheffer (Dutch, 1795–1858)
- Date
- c. 1838
- Medium
- oil on fabric
- Dimensions
- Framed: 74 x 51.5 x 5.5 cm (29 1/8 x 20 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 67.3 x 40.7 cm (26 1/2 x 16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
- Accession no.
- 1977.119
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