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Jan David Col

The Perilous Leap

1873

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  • Artist Jan David Col (Belgian, 1822–1900)
  • Title The Perilous Leap
  • Date 1873
  • Medium Oil on board
  • Dimensions unframed | 24 1/4 x 32 1/2 in.
    framed | 38 3/4 x 46 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.
  • Credit line Bequest of Charles Parsons, 1905
  • Object number WU 3442

The Centennial Exhibition
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 05/15/1981 - 10/11/1981

Charles Parsons: Portrait of a St. Louis Collector
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 12/12/1976 - 01/30/1977

Salon de Resserre: Selections of European and American Art of the Nineteenth Century from the Washington University Collections
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 02/01/1970 - 03/06/1970

1905
Charles Parsons

Inscription [LR, painted in black script:] David. Col 1873 / Antwerp

Inscription [verso:] Le Saut Perilleux. Je reconnais avoir peint le tableau çi contre Anvers. 1 Oct. 1873

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May 15, 1981–October 11, 1981

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