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Source Description
This is a portrait of the French tragic actor François Joseph Talma (1763–1826), friend of the painter Jacques-Louis David and Napoleon Bonaparte. It was originally housed in one of Williams T. Walters' many albums of drawings. The portrait was executed by Peale on his second visit to Paris in 1809-10. Four years later Peale opened a museum in Baltimore.
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Document identity
localId
19454
label
Portrait of Francois Joseph Talma
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
19454
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of Francois Joseph Talma
description
This is a portrait of the French tragic actor François Joseph Talma (1763–1826), friend of the painter Jacques-Louis David and Napoleon Bonaparte. It was originally housed in one of Williams T. Walters' many albums of drawings. The portrait was executed by Peale on his second visit to Paris in 1809-10. Four years later Peale opened a museum in Baltimore.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by inheritance.
date
1810
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.2
height
13.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 15/16 × W: 5 1/2 in. (20.2 × 13.9 cm); Mat H: 19 1/4 × W: 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Bottom in pencil: Original sketch of Talma / Paris 1810; [Signature] Right edge in ink: Rembrandt Peale
med
pencil on paper
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3323
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EAN
exhibition_ids
2703
3069
3271
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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433bb574bad11be6
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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d81e72baa421038c
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no
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no