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Portrait of a Lady in White
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Saint, a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855), is remembered for his portrait miniatures of members of Napoleon's court, including Empress Josephine and Louis Napoleon, the king of Holland.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Collection of Baron Max von Goldschmidt-Rothschild of Frankfort-am-main. Acquired by A. J. Fink; by bequest to A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1959 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 1963.
[1] A-366
Exhibitions
| 1958-1959 | Four Centuries of Miniature Painting from the Collections of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc. and A.J. Fink, Personally. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/15/1964 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 5/14/1964 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 x W: 2 3/8 in. (7.62 x 6.03 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.368