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The Prison Choir
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Three figures, facing right, read music held on a lectern as they sing. Visible in the background are a number of framed paintings suggesting that the scene transpires in the artist's studio rather than in a prison. In the 1878 exhibition, the picture was listed simply as "Chanteurs."
Inscription
Provenance
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Latouche, 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Mme. Bureau [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. S. D. Warren Sale, American Art Association, New York, 1903, no. 110; H. Williams [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1980 | Undercover Stories in Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1937 | Daumier, 1808-1879. Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Philadelphia. |
| 1888 | Exposition des Peintures, Aquarelles, Dessins et Lithographies de Maitres Francais de la Caricature et de la Peinture de Moeurs au XIX siecle. École des beaux-arts, Paris, Paris. |
| 1878 | Exposition des Peintures et Dessins de H. Daumier. Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/18/1939 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for condition |
| 7/1/1963 | Treatment | other; examined for technical study |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 19 3/4 x W: 24 1/8 in. (50.2 x 61.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903
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.
37.7