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Bust of Mrs. J. Edward Farnum (Eliza Leiper Smith, 1849-1912)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The sitter, from Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was often resident in Baltimore and Philadelphia. Unlike Rinehart's bust of Mrs. Walters, which shows the sitter in modern dress, Eliza Farnum is shown in a classicising chemise with drapery across her chest.
Rinehart was a Maryland native who ran a successful sculpture studio in Rome. William T. Walters may have sponsored Rinehart's first trip to Italy in 1855, and he remained a close friend and patron throughout the rest of the artist's life. Wealthy Americans visiting Rome would make tours of sculptors' studios, view their work, and place commissions. This bust was modeled from life during just such a visit, perhaps during Mrs. Farnum's (née Leiper Smith) honeymoon; she was married in 1865.
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.
J. Edward Farnum [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Farnum, Philadelphia [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. William Dabney, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2015 | Rinehart's Studio: Rough Stone to Living Marble. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2014 | American Artists Abroad: Works from the Permanent Collection . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1996 | To Arrest the Ravages of Time: Caring for Art at the Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/31/1961 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/22/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 1/23/1996 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/3/2015 | Treatment | Cleaned for exhbition |
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 26 3/8 × W: 18 1/2 × D: 10 in. (67 × 47 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William M. Dabney, 1946
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.
28.18