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Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille (French, 1848-1912) (Artist)
1875
oil on canvas
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Like his teacher J.-L.-E. Meissonier, Detaille chose military subjects not only from his own era, but also from the reign of Napoleon I (1804-1814). These images recalled the past glories of France. In this winter scene set in the Napoleonic era, a member of the Eleventh Hussar regiment keeps watch.

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[Signature] Lower left: EDOUARD DETAILLE; [Date] Lower left: 1875

Provenance
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William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2014-2016 From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
1/24/1938 Treatment cleaned; coated
6/5/1942 Treatment mounted; loss compensation; coated
5/1/1996 Treatment stabilized; cleaned; loss compensation; coated; other
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Measurements

H: 18 5/16 x W: 14 15/16 in. (46.5 x 38 cm); Framed H: 30 3/4 x W: 27 3/8 in. (78.11 x 69.53 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1878

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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37.92

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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