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Woman and Child at a Shrine
(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
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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 |
Geographies
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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.1321