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The Bride of Savoy
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Mayer, a Baltimore painter, trained with the local artists Ernst Fischer and Alfred Jacob Miller before moving to Paris in 1864-69 to enroll in the studio of Charles Gleyre, the academic master who included among his pupils the impressionists Monet, Sisley, Bazille, and Renoir. Otherwise, he spent most of his career in Baltimore, where he became noted for his paintings of scenes set in Colonial times. In this painting, he has depicted the wedding of a young woman named Angelique, whom he met while abroad.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Glenn C. Wilhide [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2005-2006 | The Walters' American Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/21/1976 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
USA, Maryland, Baltimore (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 11/16 x W: 15 1/8 in. (45 x 38.4 cm); H with frame: 27 1/4 x W: 24 1/2 x D: 3 3/4 in. (69.2 x 62.2 x 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1974
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.
37.2515