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Brigand and His Wife in Prayer

Léopold Robert · 1824

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Léopold Robert's "Brigand and His Wife in Prayer," painted in 1824, is an oil on canvas measuring 17 5/8 x 14 3/8 inches (44.8 x 36.5 cm). Classified under Paintings, it is housed in the European Paintings department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The artwork was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2003 through a combination of the Whitney Collection, Gift of Wheelock Whitney III, and a purchase funded by an exchange with a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh. The catalogue record provides no information regarding its specific culture, exhibitions, or literature.

Léopold Robert was a Swiss painter active from 1794 to 1835. The catalogue data does not specify any previous owners or exhibition history for this particular painting.

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