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Child with Puppies
This pastel drawing is based on a pastel by the British artist John Russell, which shows a young child and three dogs. The child has a puppy in each hand, and holds the mother away with his foot. The child had been identified as one of Russell's grandchildren whose mother was Russell's daughter, Jane de Courcy Jowett.
Russell, who was elected a member of the Royal Academy, is best known for his pastel portraits and fancy pictures.
Provenance
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Jacques Seligmann & Co., Paris (date and mode of acquisition unknown); purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, July 19 1923; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2006 | A Child's-Eye View. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 3/4 × W: 23 3/4 in. (45.09 × 60.33 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.770