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Porcelain de Vincennes
(18th and 19th Centuries )
An etching of this watercolor of a vase in the Leopold Double collection by Jacquemart was published in the "Gazette de Beaux Art" in 1862. In the same year the etching also appeared in the book "Histoire artistique, industrielle et commerciale de la porcelaine" as plate 27. The vase depicted, of the "Medici" type, is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York (Acc. No. 50.211.183).
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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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 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. |
| 1983 | A Connoisseur's Portfolio: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors in the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1979 | A Supple Brush: The Flowering of Continental Watercolors. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/20/1979 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 1/1/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; cleaned; re-housed; mounted; other |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
13 1/2 x 9 13/16 in. (34.3 x 24.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
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.
37.1687