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Chroniques des Rois de France
late 15th century
ink and paint on paper and vellum
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
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.
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.
Acquired by Léon Gruel, Paris, early 20th century (?); purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2012 | Paradise Imagined: Images of the Garden in the Islamic and Christian World. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2007 | Tres Riches Heures de Champagne. Troyes Municipal LIbrary, Troyes Cedex. |
| 2002 | The Book of Kings: Art, War, and the Morgan Library's Medieval Picture Bible. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Academy Art Museum, Easton; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton; The Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown. |
| 1998 | Mything Persons: Historic Figures in Legends of East and West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1992 | Royalty in Medieval Miniatures. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1991 | Tales in the Telling: Secular Narrative Illustration in the Medieval Book. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1989 | Art in the Book:The Vision of Architecture, Painting, and Sculpture in Illuminated Manuscripts. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1982-1983 | The Last Flowering: French Paintings in Illuminated Manuscripts, 1420-1530. The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/1982 | Treatment | stabilized |
Geographies
France, Paris
(Place of Origin)
Bourges (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 15 3/8 x 11 in. (39 x 28 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931
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.
W.306
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