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Repose
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A sense of serenity permeates this scene of cattle at rest during a sunny day on the Normandy coast.
Troyon was born in Sèvres, France, home of the porcelain factory. He traveled the country as an artists for as long as his finances lasted, then would return home to work as a decorator and painter at the factory. He was associated and studied under artitsts who worked in the Barbizon style. He began to flourish as an artist when he found his area of expertise, in animals.
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Provenance
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William Walters (date and mode of aquisition unknown); by inheritance, Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest, Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2012 | Public Property. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1941 | Treatment | surface cleaned |
| 5/26/2009 | Treatment | strip lined; surface cleaned; varnish removed; coated; inpainted |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 28 3/8 x W: 34 13/16 in. (72 x 88.5 cm); Framed H: 41 7/16 × W: 49 1/16 × D: 4 15/16 in. (105.2 × 124.6 × 12.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1878
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.
37.160