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Jennie Walters
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This drawing shows Jennie Walters at around 7 years of age. Jennie was the sister of Henry Walters, who founded the Walters Art Museum. The portrait was made in New York just before the Civil War by the French artist Jules Emile Saintin. Saintin made a tour of the United States between 1854 and 1860 making portraits of wealthy citizens.
For this work the artist used a commercially available paper, which resembles modern day scratch board. The paper was prepared with a layer of white paint, over which was applied a layer of gray paint. This create a smooth surface, which can be incised with a sharp tool to create white highlights.
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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.
Commissioned by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1860; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2017 | Training the Eye: 19th-Century Drawing. |
| 2005-2006 | The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/16/1972 | Treatment | mounted; re-housed |
| 1/1/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; stabilized |
| 11/23/2016 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 2/20/2017 | Treatment | loss compensation; media consolidation |
Geographies
USA, New York (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 1/4 x W: 7 7/8 in. (23.5 x 20 cm)
Credit Line
Commissioned by William T. Walters, 1860
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.
37.1635