The Last Supper
Artist
Louis Dulongpré
Saint-Denis, France, 1759 – Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, 1843
Artist (birthplace)
After Jean Restout (1692-1768)
Title
The Last Supper
Date
About 1805-1810
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
98 x 80 cm
Credits
Gift of Mario Brodeur in honour of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' 150th anniversary, inv. 2013.4
Collection
Quebec and Canadian Art
Dulongpré’s large copy of the Last Supper after Jean Restout at the church of Notre-Dame, Montreal, has long been known. It was commissioned about 1811-1812 for the church of Saint-Martin on Île Jésus. The copy of the Notre-Dame Last Supper exhibited here has the same dimensions as its model, which is unusual for this artist. Yet, the brushwork and signature revealed by recent restoration clearly support the attribution to Dulongpré. This work shows how the paintings imported by the Sulpicians of Montreal served as examples for artists before the arrival in Quebec City of the European works in the Desjardins collection in 1817 and 1820.
