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The Christian Martyr
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Two Romans watch as a girl who has refused to sacrifice to pagan deities is martyred by drowning. This copy of Delaroche's "Christian Martyr Drowned in the Tiber during the Reign of Diocletian" (1853, now in the Louvre, Paris) was begun by Delaroche but completed by Jalabert, his most devoted pupil. Such collaboration of student with master was a common practice during the 19th century.
This painting is listed in the Goupil stock book for 1868 (number 3271) for 3000 francs, and was sold to Knoedler, New York City, in June of that year. It is likely that William T. Walters aquired this from Knoedler in new York, but more research is needed.
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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.
Goupil et Cie, Paris, 1868; Knoedler, New York, 1868, by purchase. William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1884 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2024-2025 | Reinstallation 2024: Art and Process. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1983 | Nineteenth Century French Salon Paintings from Southern Collections. High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1972 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 7/10/1972 | Treatment | coated; filled; inpainted; lined; varnish removed or reduced |
| 2/19/1982 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 3/1/1982 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 11/4/1982 | Examination | examined for loan |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 22 1/16 x W: 18 1/2 in. (56 x 47 cm); Framed H: 34 3/4 × W: 31 1/4 × D: 5 in. (88.27 × 79.38 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1884
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.
37.188