MAUPERCHÉ, Henri
(b. 1602, Paris, d. 1686, Paris)

Landscape with Jephthah and his Daughter

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Oil on canvas, 122 x 11 cm
City Art Gallery, Birmingham

Until 1969 the painting was attributed to Pierre Patel the Elder. The subject plays an insignificant role in this essentially decorative canvas. The perspective implies that it was meant to be placed relatively high up.