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The Camp Barber
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Detaille participated in several major battles during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), and, after France's defeat, he continued to serve in the post-war "new army." In this peacetime scene of camp life, painted in 1876 while he was on maneuvers with the Third Corps of the army on the plains of Eure in northeastern France, he includes himself as the man smoking at the right.
Inscription
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.
Herber R. Bishop Sale, American Art Association, New York, January 19, 1906, no. 25; Emile Rey, Hotel Lafayette, New York, January 19, 1906, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2002-2004 | A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte. |
| 1986 | Bon Voyage! Designs for Travel. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York. |
| 1983-1984 | The Art of Everyday Life: 19th Century Genre Paintings and Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1977 | War à la Mode: Military Painting from the Forbes Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/6/1966 | Treatment | inpainted; surface cleaned |
| 1/14/1986 | Examination | examined for loan |
Measurements
H: 14 x W: 10 13/16 in. (35.5 x 27.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
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.
37.190