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Portrait of Francois Joseph Talma
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This is a portrait of the French tragic actor François Joseph Talma (1763–1826), friend of the painter Jacques-Louis David and Napoleon Bonaparte. It was originally housed in one of Williams T. Walters' many albums of drawings. The portrait was executed by Peale on his second visit to Paris in 1809-10. Four years later Peale opened a museum in Baltimore.
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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by inheritance.
Exhibitions
| 2014 | American Artists Abroad: Works from the Permanent Collection . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1992-1993 | In Pursuit of Fame: Rembrandt Peale, 1778-1860. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. |
| 1987 | American Drawings from the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5/1987 | Treatment | mounted; re-housed |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 15/16 × W: 5 1/2 in. (20.2 × 13.9 cm); Mat H: 19 1/4 × W: 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
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.
37.1554