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Four Children Playing
ca. 1858
ink on cream-colored paper (matted and framed)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
With a few spontaneous strokes and jottings, Doré records the children at play.
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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.
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.
Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, #A0334; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2002 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 11/16 x W: 4 3/4 in. (19.53 x 12.07 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.
37.2807