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Made by François-Gabriel Fabry de Gex. MAH Musée d'art et d'histoire, City of Geneva.

private collection

François-Gabriel Fabry de Gex

Ginebra (Switzerland)

Portrait of a Soldier

Made by François-Gabriel Fabry de Gex. MAH Musée d'art et d'histoire, City of Geneva.

Description

François-Gabriel Fabry de Gex (1759–1841) was a painter and engraver based in Geneva. He married Marie-Sophie Mayno, daughter of art collector Jean-Pierre Mayno. Thanks to his marriage, he inherited his father-in-law's collection of paintings. These were sold after his death on March 27, 1943, on Rue des Jeûneurs (Chenal, 2011).

Bibliography

CHENAL, Vincent (2011): "De l'atelier au marché de l'art: collections d'oeuvres et activités commerciales des artisans et des artistes aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles", en Histoire des collections à Genève du XVIe au XIXe siècle, Universidad de Ginebra, Ginebra, pp. 119-172.

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Owned this work in the past [First half of the XIX^th c.]

Beheading of St John the Baptist

CC BY 4.0 KIK-IRPA, Brussels (Belgium), cliché X041637

Beheading of St John the Baptist

Flandes, Juan de

More information

Beheading of St John the Baptist

Flandes, Juan de

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Miraflores Charterhouse, Burgos (Spain)
Current locations: Musée d'art et d'histoire, Ginebra, Ginebra (Switzerland)

This location housed 1 work from Castile and Leon

Miraflores Charterhouse

monastery

Miraflores Charterhouse

Burgos (Spain)

This work is currently at

Musée d'art et d'histoire, Ginebra

museum

Musée d'art et d'histoire, Ginebra

Ginebra (Switzerland)