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Fight Over the Breeches
19th century
oil on canvas
In this comical painting, a woman and man grapple over a pair of breeches, which are grasped in the man's left hand. He brandishes a club in his right hand, trying to keep the breeches away from the woman. With her left hand she hits the man in the face, and in her right she holds a rope. Both figures are dressed in Elizabethan dress, the woman in a ruff collar, dress, and cap and the man in a feathered hat and a striped shirt with ruffled sleeves.
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.
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.
Louis E. Shecter, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 1972.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/10/1975 | Treatment | cleaned |
Credit Line
Gift of Louis E. Shecter, 1972
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.
37.2485