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Tunny Fishing
ca. 1863 (?)
watercolor over graphite underdrawing on moderately textured, moderately thick, cream 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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
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.
Commissioned by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, September 21, 1863 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 162.
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. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/15/1975 | Treatment | stabilized |
| 3/4/1983 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 1/1/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; cleaned; re-housed; mounted; other |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 x W: 13 1/8 in. (22.8 x 33.4 cm)
Credit Line
Commissioned by William T. Walters, 1863 (?)
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.
37.959