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Self-Portrait
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This is one of two drawings described as self-portraits of Meissonier by Richard B. Gruelle in his book "Notes Critical and Biographical: Collection of W.T. Walters," published in 1895. The second drawing is no longer part of the Walters collection, being last listed in the museum catalog of 1903, and absent from the 1909 catalog. The second drawing was also dated "1853."
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, before 1894, [mode of acquisition unknown] [1]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
[1] See Gruelle, "Notes Critical and Biographical." 1895, cat. no. 250-151, p. 178.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5/1958 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 1/1/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; repaired; cleaned; re-housed |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 1/16 x W: 8 9/16 in. (25.5 x 21.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. 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.
37.988