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Nymph Seated
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This piece is sculpted in the round and depicts a nymph seated, nude, with a garland of roses. The piece is on a marble and gilt bronze base. At the time of acquisition it was attributed to Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716-1791), one of the most famous sculptors of the second half of the 18th century.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
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.
27.390