Description
Rather than recording the quaint, but impoverished circumstances of the Écouen villagers, Soyer records a scene of happy domesticity. A young child gazes inquisitively at his grandmother, who has fallen asleep with her glasses in her lap. Beside her is a cat lapping its food. On the floor are potential threats to this tranquil scene-a toy drum and drumsticks. A vase of flowers on the mantel adds a cheerful note to the rustically, but adequately furnished room.

Interior with Old Woman and Boy
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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1/01/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; re-housed; mounted; other |
Exhibitions
- Drawings by the Artists from the Ecouen School. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1993-1994.
- A Discerning Eye: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors. Academy Art Museum, Easton. 1998-1999.
- Botanical Delights: Floral Motifs in 19th-Century Art. Government House, Annapolis; Strathmore Hall Art Center, North Bethesda; Academy Art Museum, Easton. 1998-1999.
- 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. 2005-2006.
Provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, June 28, 1862, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
"Paul Soyer 1862" in ink, lower left
Credit
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1862
Creator
Period
1862Medium
ink washes heightened with white gouache on cream, moderately-thick, slightly textured wove paper(Painting & Drawing)
Accession Number
37.1589Measurements
7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in. (19.5 x 14.9 cm)Geographies
- France (Place of Origin)