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Théophile Gautier (1811-1872)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) was a French poet and novelist. He was a leader of the Parnassians and an advocate of art for art's sake. He is remembered for his prose fiction, but his work as a journalist and a theater and art critic was to occupy him for most of his career.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry 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.
54.854