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The Foolish Virgins
(18th and 19th Centuries )
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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, 1885, by purchase [from the artists, George Lucas as agent] [1]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
[1] See Lucas Diaries, vol. 2, p. 606. "Call from Bida to whom paid (cash) 1500 fs for drawing 'Les vierges folles' for WTWs"
Exhibitions
| 2015-2016 | Gérôme and His Circle: Travel, Art, and Business in the Middle East. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2005-2006 | The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. |
| 1983 | A Connoisseur's Portfolio: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors in the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/21/1980 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 1/1/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; re-housed; mounted; other |
| 9/25/2016 | Examination | examined for exhibition; re-framed |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 18 5/16 x W: 12 5/8 in. (46.5 x 32 cm); Framed H: 29 1/2 × W: 25 13/16 × D: 1 9/16 in. (75 × 65.5 × 4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1885
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
37.914