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Cupid Disarmed
1850-1855
oil on canvas
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A voluptuous, fair-haired Venus teases her son Cupid by dangling his arrow beyond his reach.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Knoedler & Co., New York, October 5 1875 (mode of acquisition unknown); purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, Baltimore, November 1 1875; by inheritance, Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, ;by bequest, Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/25/1951 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; loss compensation; other |
| 1/1/1952 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 26 11/16 x W: 15 1/2 in. (67.8 x 39.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1878
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.
37.114