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The Cold Day
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Frère specialized in sentimental scenes of childhood. Thanks to the complimentary reviews of the English critic John Ruskin and the promotional efforts of his dealer Ernest Gambart, he enjoyed phenomenal international success during the mid 19th century. He established an artists' colony in Ecouen, a village located 8 miles north of Paris, that attracted both French and foreign visitors, including the American Mary Cassatt and the Anglo-American George H. Boughton.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
M. Knoedler, New York [successor to Goupil & Co.] [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, June 26, 1860, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/29/1983 | Treatment | coated; loss compensation; other |
Measurements
H: 16 1/4 x W: 12 5/8 in. (41.3 x 32 cm); Framed H: 25 x W: 21 1/2 x D: 3 1/4 in. (63.5 x 54.6 x 8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1860
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.
37.29