Flowers in a Glass Vase

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Lille 1636 – London 1699). Oil painting in canvasm, Flowers in a Glass Vase by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Lille 1636 – London 1699). A still life of flowers in a glass vase with studded sides, large dahlia blooms, narcissi and gladioli above. The Franco-Flemish flower-painter, Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, known as 'Baptiste', trained in Antwerp, but became a member of the Academy in Paris in 1665 and worked for Louis XIV. His flower-pieces are rich and splendid, yet painted with the greatest regard for botanical accuracy. He also published books of engravings of flowers. This painting is probably the 'Vase with Flowers' by 'Baptiste' acquired by Charles Winn from the Womersley Park Sale in 1822, at a cost of £4. The frame is of the pattern made by Thomas Chippendale for Lady Winn's Blue Dressing Room in 1767, copied for Charles Winn in the 19th Century copy. The original frames are carved in wood, while the copies are made from composition (plasterwork). The Franco-Flemish flower-painter, Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, known as 'Baptiste', trained in Antwerp, but became a member of the Academy in Paris in 1665 and worked for Louis XIV. His flower-pieces are rich and splendid, yet painted with the greatest regard for botanical accuracy. He also published books of engravings of flowers. Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire (Accredited Museum)