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Leaving the Table
Painting by Laurits Tuxen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leaving the Table (Danish: Man rejser sig fra bordet), also known as Dinner Party at the Morescos' (Danish: Aftenselskab hos familien Moresco), is a 1906 oil-on-canvas group portrait painting by Laurits Tuxen depicting a dinner party in Danish businessman Jacob Heinrich Moresco's home north of Copenhagen. The painting was a gift to Moresco on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his firm. Many of the 45 people seen in the painting are well-known businessmen, politicians or other peers of the time.
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Danish: Man rejser sig fra bordet | |
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Artist | Laurits Tuxen |
Year | 1906 (1906) |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 142 cm × 212 cm (56 in × 83 in) |
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