Four Figural Studies
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Meissionier was a self-taught artist who trained by studying the Dutch 17th-century masters in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Subsequently, he specialized in meticulously rendered genre scenes showing figures in historical costumes ranging in date from the 16th through the 18th century. Here, he shows four figures in 16th-century dress.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Paul Prouté SA, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, July 19, 1985, by purchase, #A1503; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, New York, 2008, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Exhibitions
2010 | Expanding Horizons: Recent Additions to the Drawings Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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1/1/2002 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 3/4 x W: 4 1/2 in. (12.07 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Joseph F. McCrindle Collection, 2009
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.
37.2802