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First Disappointment
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This statue depicts an incident in the life of one of the sculptor's daughters, who had avidly followed the hatching and rearing of a nest of birds, only to be overcome with grief when the fledglings departed. Palmer, who was self-taught, was among the first American sculptors to break with the prevailing neoclassical style and adopt a more naturalistic approach.
Inscription
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.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, by purchase, 1861; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | cleaned; examined for exhibition | |
| 6/22/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/18/1984 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 46 3/4 × W:12 5/8 × D: 14 3/8 in. (118.7 × 32 × 36.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1861
Location in Museum
Hackerman House at 1 West Mount Vernon Place: First Floor: Conservatory
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.
28.11