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Creative Commons License
Toreros at Prayer before Entering the Arena
(18th and 19th Centuries )
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.
Inscription
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. Walters, Baltimore, between 1878 and 1884 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2018-2021 | Boldini and his Circle. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2002-2004 | 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. |
| 1992 | Cavaliers and Cardinals: Nineteenth Century French Anecdotal Painting. Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Arnot Art Museum, Elmira. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/25/1951 | Treatment | coated; lined; varnish removed or reduced |
| 7/1/1969 | 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 |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 7/8 × W: 33 1/4 in. (45.4 × 84.4 cm); Framed H: 29 1/2 × W: 44 1/2 × D: 4 3/4 in. (75 × 113 × 12 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1878-1884
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.
37.197