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Source Description
A gentleman in 18th-century dress leans against a high, rug-covered table while writing with a quill. A painting in a gilt frame and a framed drawing have been placed upright on the table resting against the wainscot of the wall. Behind him a page is holding a portfolio of drawings or prints.
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Document identity
localId
19161
label
The Amateur
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
19161
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Amateur
description
A gentleman in 18th-century dress leans against a high, rug-covered table while writing with a quill. A painting in a gilt frame and a framed drawing have been placed upright on the table resting against the wainscot of the wall. Behind him a page is holding a portfolio of drawings or prints.
provenance
Sold at Baron van Brienen sale, Brussels group, 1865 [1]. Purchased by Goupil et Cie, Paris, May 7 1870; purchased by Thomas McLean, London, August 12 1870. William Walters, Baltimore, before 1878 [mode of aquistion unknown]; by inheritence, Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest, Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] See notations in Goupil et Cie Stockbook 5, Stock no. 4962, Page 81, Row 2.
date
1859
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.5
height
16
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 7/16 x W: 6 5/16 in. (21.5 x 16 cm); Framed H: 17 5/8 x W: 15 7/8 in. (44.77 x 40.32 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
""1859 V. Chavet
"" signed and dated lower right
med
oil on panel
creator_ids
3494
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
159ee249d7c3fe57