Lost Illusions
Gleyre claimed that "Lost Illusions" represented a vision that he had experienced on the evening of March 1, 1835, while sitting on the banks of the Nile River near Abydos, Egypt. An aging poet watches pensively as a mysterious boat carries away his youthful dreams and illusio...
Drawing
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id
2336
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| contentType |
contentType
drawing
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1865, by commission [Goupil & Cie. as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
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| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.184_Fnt_TR_T03.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.184 |
Terms
Medium
oil on canvas