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Portrait of a Man
18th century
watercolor on paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This watercolor of a man is set in a leather-covered locket, the front of which is missing. It is probably French or Italian in origin. Leather reverse.
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.
Likely Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy
(Place of Origin)
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 5/8 × W: 2 3/16 in. (6.7 × 5.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or, more likely, Henry Walters
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.
38.22