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First Disappointment
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This statue depicts an incident in the life of one of the sculptor's daughters, who had avidly followed the hatching and rearing of a nest of birds, only to be overcome with grief when the fledglings departed. The title the artist gave to this sculpture was “The Little Peasant,” but William T. Walters, the first owner of this work, used “First Grief” or “First Disappointment.” Walters’s titles help guide viewers’ understanding of the girl’s emotions, heightening our sense of a difficult lesson learnt.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, by purchase, 1861; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | cleaned; examined for exhibition | |
| 6/22/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/18/1984 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 46 3/4 × W:12 5/8 × D: 14 3/8 in. (118.7 × 32 × 36.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1861
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
28.11