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Tracing of Engraved Proof after "Morning in the Highlands" with Annotations
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This drawing is evidence of Bonheur’s studio practice. Taught art by her father, like four of her five siblings, Bonheur was often assisted by her sister and two of her brothers, as well as her partner, Nathalie Micas. Executed on thin paper, this drawing is in fact a tracing, which Bonheur has annotated with red and blue lines and instructions for how the composition should be refined. Given the incriptions on the sheet, it seems that the tracing relates to an engraved proof of Bonheur's painting "Morning in the HIghlands." This painting was first engraved by Charles George Lewis (British, 1808-1880), and published March 15, 1859, by E. Gambart & Co. (25 Berners Street, Oxford Street, London and 8 Rue de Bruxelles, Paris). The engraving is dedicated “To William Wilson Esq. of Banknock" who owned the painting. Given this publication date, the tracing has been tentatively dated to between 1857 and 1859. However, numerous prints after "Morning in the Highlands" were made, and more research may alter this finding.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2024-2025 | Reinstallation 2024: Art and Process. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2012 | Public Property. |
| 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. |
| 1983 | A Connoisseur's Portfolio: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors in the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; mounted; other |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 11/16 x 15 3/16 in. (27.1 x 38.6 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.
37.2365