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Muslim on Housetop at Prayer
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This watercolor was ordered directly from the artist by George Lucas on behalf of William T. Walters in 1867.
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Provenance
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Commissioned by William T. Walters (through George Lucas as agent), Baltimore, 1867 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] See Diaries of George A. Lucas, vol. 2, page 238: "To see Pasini, took & paid for watercolor of prayer 150 fs." 16 April 1867.
Exhibitions
| 2015-2016 | Gérôme and His Circle: Travel, Art, and Business in the Middle East. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1979 | A Supple Brush: The Flowering of Continental Watercolors. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 5/16 x W: 7 1/8 in. (23.6 x 18.1 cm); Mat H: 25 × W: 19 in. (63.5 × 48.26 cm)
Credit Line
Commissioned by William T. Walters, 1867
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.
37.1281