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Alexandre Bida (French, 1823-1895) (Artist)
1865
charcoal and white chalk highlights over moderately textured, moderately thick, blue wove paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Inscription

"Bida" in charcoal, lower left; "62" in graphite at upper right corner, verso; 5" (or "b") in graphite at center, verso

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.

Purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, January 28, 1865 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 192.

Exhibitions

2005-2006 The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
1/1/2002 Treatment examined for exhibition; cleaned; mounted
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Geographies

France (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 9 15/16 x W: 8 1/16 in. (25.3 x 20.4 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters, 1865

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.

37.1415

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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