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Old Man Blessing a Girl Kneeling
1st half 19th century
watercolor with graphite underdrawing and white heightening on cream, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(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.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Sale, Hôtel Drouot, April 25, 1863; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1863 (?), by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 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. |
| 1979 | A Supple Brush: The Flowering of Continental Watercolors. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1950 | French Painting from David to Courbet. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/20/1979 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 1/1/2002 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 3/16 x W: 7 3/16 in. (23.3 x 18.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1863 (?)
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.
37.1304