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William T. Walters

Paul-Adolphe Rajon (French, 1842/3-1888) (Artist)
William T. Walters (Sitter)
1886
black crayon with white heightening on gray, moderately thick, moderately textured, cartridge-style laid paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Inscription

[Inscription] Lower right: Rajon's drawing from life H.W.

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.

Possibly commissioned by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1886; possibly inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894. Warren Delano IV [1], New York; given to Walters Art Museum, 1977.

[1] Grandson of the sitter.

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.
1977-1978 Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
7/11/1977 Treatment mounted
1/1/2002 Treatment examined for exhibition
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Geographies

France (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 12 x W: 9 5/16 in. (30.5 x 23.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Warren Delano IV, 1977

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.

37.2544

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