The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer

1863-1883

150.1 cm 87.9 cm

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William T. Walters commissioned this painting in 1863, but the artist did not deliver it until 20 years later. In a letter to Walters, Gérôme identified the setting as ancient Rome's racecourse, the Circus Maximus. He noted such details as the goal posts and the chariot tracks...

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Comissioned by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, May 2, 1883 [1] (received in 1883 from the artist); inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 563.
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