| Helena Fourment with a Carriage | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Peter Paul Rubens |
| Year | 1639 |
| Medium | oil paint, panel |
| Dimensions | 195 cm (77 in) × 132 cm (52 in) |
| Location | Room 855 |
| Collection | Department of Paintings of the Louvre |
| Accession no. | RF 1977 13 |
| Identifiers | Joconde work ID: 00000081517 RKDimages ID: 218146 |
Helena Fourment with a carriage is a 1639 painting byPeter Paul Rubens, showing his second wifeHelena Fourment, their son Frans and a carriage.
It was given toJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough in 1706, possibly by the city ofBrussels. Afterwards, it was located atBlenheim Palace along with other works by Rubens for the rest of the 18th century. It entered the Paris collection ofAlphonse de Rotschild in 1884 and remained with his heirs until it was transferred to the French state in 1977 in lieu of inheritance tax. It is now in theLouvre Museum.
This article about a 1630s painting is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |