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Scene at Spa
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Waitresses serve containers of mineral waters at a spa or health resort. Retzsch trained at the Düsseldorf Academy but is best known for his illustrations of the writings of Goethe and Shakespeare.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2010-2011 | German Drawings from the Walters Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1996 | A Medley of German Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1983 | German 19th Century Paintings and Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/6/1983 | Treatment | re-housed |
Geographies
Germany (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 x W: 9 1/16 in. (17.8 x 23 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.
37.1277