Toreros at Prayer before Entering the Arena

Description Formerly known as "Entry of the Toreadors," this painting should be titled "Toreros at Prayer before entering the Arena. " Eduardo Zamacois and Vibert traveled to Spain and, in 1866, they entered in the Paris salon a collaborative work entitled "Entree des Toreros." The Walters painting, however, originally bore the date of 1871.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
6/25/1951	Treatment	coated; lined; varnish removed or reduced
7/01/1969	Treatment	coated; varnish removed or reduced
6/22/1990	Loan Consideration	examined for loan
6/28/1990	Loan Consideration	examined for loan
5/21/1992	Treatment	coated; inpainted; loss compensation; mounted; surface cleaned
9/20/2004	Treatment	examined for condition
3/13/2005	Treatment	coated; inpainted; surface cleaned; varnish removed or reduced

Exhibitions

• Cavaliers and Cardinals: Nineteenth Century French Anecdotal Painting. Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Arnot Art Museum, Elmira. 1992.
• A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte. 2002-2004.

Provenance William T. Walters, Baltimore, between 1878 and 1884 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions "G. Vibert," signed lower left

Credit Acquired by William T. Walters, 1878-1884