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| Title | Conversation | |
| Collection | Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums | |
| Artist | Chevilliard, Vincent (French artist, 1841-1904) | |
| Date Earliest | possibly about 1861 | |
| Date Latest | possibly about 1904 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | A priest is resting in an armchair by the window in this indoors scene. He is smiling at the large parrot perched on a stand by the window, while a cat sits on a stool beside him, looking forward out of the painting. On a table to the left china and alcohol are visible. The walls are bare and there are no carpets on the floor. Light streams in from the open window. | |
| Current Accession Number | ABDAG002187 | |
| Former Accession Number | 21.9.7 | |
| Inscription | front ll 'V. Chevilliard' | |
| Subject | interior; figure (priest); animal (cat; parrot) | |
| Measurements | 18.2 x 14.9 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel (hardwood {mahogany}) | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by Alexander Webster 1921. | |
| Principal Exhibitions | Aberdeen Artists Society, 1921, cat. no. 99. | |
| Rights Owner | Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums | |
| Author | Jennifer Melville | |