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Woman and Child at a Shrine

Théophile-Victor-Émile Lemmens (French, 1821-1867) (Artist)
1865
graphite and watercolor on cream, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )

This painting is dated on the bases of entries in the diary of George A. Lucas. It was commissioned for William T. Walters' drawings album on the theme of prayer.

Inscription

[Signature] In graphite at lower right: E. Lemmens; [Number] In graphite at lower edge on verso: 37; [Number] In graphite at upper edge on verso: 40

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.

Commissioned by William T. Walters (through George Lucas as agent), Baltimore, 1865 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

[1] While Walters was residing in Paris; see Lucas diaries for more information

Exhibitions

2017 Training the Eye: 19th-Century Drawing.
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.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
1/1/2002 Treatment examined for exhibition; cleaned
1/17/2017 Treatment examined for exhibition; other; re-housed
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France (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 9 5/8 x W: 7 11/16 in. (24.4 x 19.6 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters, 1865

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.

37.1321

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