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This watercolor is based on a larger oil painting (titled in French "L'Invocation a la Vierge") completed by Bourguereau in 1866.

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Document identity
localId
10824
label
Prayer to the Virgin
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
10824
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Prayer to the Virgin
description
This watercolor is based on a larger oil painting (titled in French "L'Invocation a la Vierge") completed by Bourguereau in 1866.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
after 1866
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27.1
height
19
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: H: 10 11/16 x W: 7 1/2 in. (27.1 x 19 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] In brown watercolor at left: W. Bouguereau
med
watercolor and graphite underdrawing with gum heightening and shell gold on cream, moderately thick, heavily textured wove paper
creator_ids
4773
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2069
2102
404
432
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
951880f285a64296