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Henry Walters
(18th and 19th Centuries )
After brief training at the School of Fine Arts (École des Beaux-Arts) in Paris, Rajon found success as a print maker. In 1886 he visited New York City, where an exhibition of his etchings had been arranged. It was during this trip that he made several portraits from life of William T. Walters, and at least one of William’s son, Henry, shown here. Test areas, where the artist tried out his materials, can be seen in the upper right-hand corner. As the hardness of the crayon and the texture of the paper, which is handmade, would be variable, tests were prudent and needed.
Around the same time this drawing was made, Félix Bracquemond made an etching of it. An example of this print, previously in the collection of George A. Lucas, can be found at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
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Provenance
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Possibly commissioned by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1886; possibly inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894. Warren Delano IV [1], New York; given to Walters Art Museum, 1977.
[1] Nephew of the sitter.
Exhibitions
| 2017 | Training the Eye: 19th-Century Drawing. |
| 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. |
| 1979 | A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, 1860-1909. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1977-1978 | Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/11/1977 | Treatment | mounted |
| 1/1/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; other |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 12 3/16 x W: 8 5/8 in. (31 x 21.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Warren Delano IV, 1977
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.
37.2545