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The Jovial Trooper
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The subject, wearing a Louis XIII costume, is seated smoking a clay pipe in an interior illuminated from the left. Beside him is a table on which stand a clay jug and an empty wine glass.
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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, before 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1968 | Hommage à Baudelaire. Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/14/1951 | Treatment | varnish reduced; coated |
| 7/24/1992 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 1/1/1993 | Treatment | surface cleaned; coated |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 1/2 x W: 8 7/16 in. (26.7 x 21.4 cm); Framed H: 20 x W: 18 x D: 3 1/4 in. (50.8 x 45.7 x 8.3 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.
37.151