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Early Morning
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A white cow drinking in the foreground is about to be joined by three other cows progressing at intervals toward the pool. They are tended by a girl leaning against a gatepost. The scene is drenched by early morning sunlight.
Emile van Marcke de Lummen was born in Sèvres, France, the location of one of the most prominent porcelain factories. Van Marcke, and many members of his family, were employed there. Working here he was introduced to Troyon, one of the foremost porcelain painters, who served as a large influence on van Marcke's area of interest - cows and other animals.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Purchased by Goupil et Cie, Paris, May 3 1882 [1]; purchased by Knoedler & Co., New York, May 11 1882 [2]; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, September 4 1882; by inheritance Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest, Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] Goupil et Cie Stockbook 10, Stock no. 16070, Page 213, Row 7
[2] Knoedler & Co. Stockbook 3, Stock no, 3967, Page 179, Row 30
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/29/1937 | Treatment | surface cleaned |
| 7/3/1978 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/20/1978 | Treatment | varnish reduced; surface cleaned; coated |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 24 13/16 x W: 19 7/8 in. (63 x 50.5 cm); Framed H: 35 3/4 × W: 31 1/2 × D: 4 1/2 in. (90.81 × 80.01 × 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, between 1878 and 1884
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.143