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The Important Response
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A lady in early 17th-century attire is seated at a table pondering a letter she is writing. In the background is a high Japanese screen. The artist has lavished great care in the rendering of the contrasting surfaces of his subject's satin dress and of the rug covering the table. In its intimacy and in its oriental note, this work approximates the painting of Alfred Stevens.
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Provenance
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Purchased by Goupil et Cie, Paris, February 18 1865; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, February 18 1865 [1]; by inheritance, Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest, Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] Goupil et Cie Stockbook 2, Stock no. 1530, Page 160, Row 6
Exhibitions
| 1980 | Salute to Belgium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/1/1975 | Treatment | varnish reduced; coated |
| 1/1/1992 | Treatment | surface cleaned |
Measurements
H: 18 x W: 15 in. (45.7 x 38.1 cm); Framed H: 26 1/2 x W: 23 1/4 x D: 3 1/2 in. (67.3 x 59.1 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1878
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.
37.140