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Landscape with Children at Play
1st half 19th century
oil on canvas
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A young boy and girl are romping together in the foreground. A dog rolls on his back beside them. Beneath the trees in the middle ground a thatched cottage is visible. Such scenes of cavorting cottagers' children are prevalent in the artist's early career.
Provenance
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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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
H: 24 3/16 x W: 20 3/16 in. (61.5 x 51.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.222